Appeals court to decide Steve Bannon's fate in contempt of Congress case

A federal appeals court in Washington will hear arguments over the contempt of Congress conviction of Steve Bannon, a former White House official and Trump ally, who refused to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Bannon is seeking to overturn the convictions, claiming the subpoena was illegitimate and that he should have been allowed to assert executive privilege and other defenses at trial. Prosecutions for contempt of Congress are rare, with Bannon and fellow Trump ally Peter Navarro being the only recent cases.