Proceedings in Steve Bannon's trial have resumed

[Beachnutt]

cnn
The proceedings resumed at 1:06 p.m. ET in the trial of former President Trump aide Steve Bannon.

Bannon, who has pleaded not guilty to contempt charges, will not take the stand, and his team will not present any case to the jury.

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https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/steve-bannon-trial-contempt-congress-07-21-22/index.html

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Makes sense, all they need is one trumper. Trumpers will ignore every single bit of

evidence and will never consider the law or patriotism in their deliberation.

This is why Garland will never indict the main characters. Or one reason.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. Don't think the defence strategy is hoping for a trumper on the panel, simply there is no spoon.

[Walleye]

5. I have a feeling the other jurors do not want a hung jury going into the weekend

There may be one hold out stubborn enough. Hardly seems worth arguing over all week. I don’t think the judge will accept a hung jury, he will send them back to deliberate. Of course you never know what Trumper’s are going to do

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. I was about to say "I know what trumpers will do", but you bring up an interesting point.

By definition a trumper is irrational and unintelligent, at least about practical matters.

Then the question is how much peer pressure can they stand? You have made me think now, maybe they wont ALWAYS ignore the rule of law and decide based on the rule of trump.

[Walleye]

7. Hope springs eternal

[NCjack]

9. Is a directed verdict possible in this court? If so, the judge could feel bold

in the case of MAGAt juror and the absence of any defense.

[Walleye]

10. Sounds possible, let's just hope it's not necessary

[Lettuce Be]

2. All I can imagine is he believes he'll get a very small sentence, if any & no monetary penalty

and that is a price he's willing to pay. I really hope he gets some "real" time, meaning more than 30 days but I'm not terribly hopeful. Plus, does tossing one in a cage stop them doing it again? No, just tends to make them angrier. There should be a hefty monetary penalty. Doubt that's allowed in this case (I have no idea) but it's a detriment stronger than jail time to these morons.

[Beachnutt]

4. Or somebody greased a juror palm..

and he knows it.

[Victor_c3]

8. Silly question, but how many counts of contempt is he on trial for?

Just the one?

I read that each count has a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 day in jail.

Being how blatant he is about it, I hope the judge makes an example of him when it comes time for sentencing. Surely, if he gets away with ignoring a subpoena and given how high profile of a person he is, others will follow his example.

[Walleye]

11. I don't think many of these guys wanna go through a trial like he just did