Trump ally Bannon willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel
We ran the numbers: There are 650 news articles covering this topic. 46% (299) are left-leaning, 40% (261) are centrist, and 14% (90) are right-leaning.
In advance of his criminal contempt trial next week, former Donald Trump aid Steve Bannon has agreed to testify before the committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack after previously refusing to. While left-leaning articles highlight Bannon’s potential role in the committee hearings, right-leaning articles highlight how Donald Trump never used executive privilege to bar Bannon from testifying before the committee.
A left-leaning article from the LA Times discusses how the January 6th committee would like to conduct a private interview with Bannon under sworn testimony before a public hearing. Bannon is the highest-profile Trump ally to refuse to testify before the committee and is believed to have “ specific knowledge about the events planned for Jan. 6 before they occurred.” Donald Trump has reportedly grown frustrated with what he views as a one-sided hearing.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting on how a federal judge denied Steve Bannon’s request to delay his criminal contempt trial. The judge also restricted possible defenses Bannon could use in his trial.
A right-leaning article from the Washington Examiner discusses how Donald Trump never used executive privilege to bar Bannon from testifying before the January 6th committee, a claim Bannon had previously used to explain his refusal to testify. U.S. attorneys have argued that Bannon has agreed to testify only because he wants favors before his criminal contempt trial next week.
From the center
Steve Bannon's request to delay contempt trial denied after he offered to testify Jan. 6 panel
USA Today
From the right
Trump never invoked executive privilege keeping Bannon from testifying: DOJ
Washington Examiner