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contempt of congress charges were politically motivated. proceedings began after the judge denied a defense request for a delay. last week he rejected executive privilege leading one defense attorney to ask, whats the point of going to trial if there are no defenses, to which the judge replied, agreed. this is the same steve bannon who promised as he made his first court appearance to make this the misdemeanor from hell. the same steve bannon who as he recently offered to appear live b...

>> the governments case is straightforward. steve bannon was served a subpoena. he didnt answer it. didnt even attempt to answer it. showed contempt for the process, for the institution of congress. that, as far as steve bannon is concerned, is the point. bannon has always been about really undermining institutions like congress, defying them, flagrantly. in an effort to make the point that they are, in his mind, illegitimate. it doesnt surprise me that these proceedings have gone along these li...