He was one of the architects of Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 US presidential election. Six years later, he is caught up with justice.
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was found guilty on Friday of obstructing the investigation into the Capitol assault by a jury in federal court.
He was accused on Tuesday of believing he was "above the law" during his trial for refusing to cooperate with the congressional inquiry into the assault on the Capitol.
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Discreet but very influential adviser to the former Republican president, he had continued to exchange with him until the days preceding the assault of January 6, 2021. The parliamentary commission of inquiry had asked him to testify and produce documents, which he had refused.
During his trial, prosecutor Amanda Vaughn strongly rebuked Steve Bannon, saying that the latter had "ignored orders to comply even after Congress rejected his pretexts, and dismissed numerous warnings that he would face prosecution if he did not comply with the subpoena as he was required to do".