Former advisor to President Trump, Stephen K. Bannon, has filed a motion to the U.S. district court in order for documents related to his contempt of Congress case to be released publicly.
In a statement provided on behalf of Bannon to the Washington Post, he said, "In the opposition filed today, Mr. Bannon asked the judge to follow the normal process and allow unfettered access to and use of t he documents. Members of the public should make their own independent judgement as to whether the U.S. Department of Justice is committed to a just result based upon all the facts."
On Nov. 12th, Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress after failing to appear before the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6th. Bannon has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Lawyers for Bannon argued the government has not offered any reason for why the documents being used for his case should be withheld from the public.
"The Government offered no reason why it wanted to limit Mr. Bannon's attorneys in their use of the documents to prepare a defense," they further stated to the Washington Post.
Evan Concoran, Bannon's attorney, told reporters that there would likely be a need for the defense to locate more documents and witnesses.
"Prior to entering his plea of not guilty, Bannon stated that his case would be fought publicly on behalf of every American who"likes freedom of speech and liberty,.
Monday, November 29, 2021
Steve Bannon Wants All Documents Related to His Contempt Charges Made Public, Which Biden's DOJ is Desperately Resisting.
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