Former President Donald Trump’s former adviser has pleaded not guilty to contempt of court after he failed to comply with a Jan. 6 House Senate committee summons for documents and testimony. In the pre-trial proceedings, his legal team considered a defense that would highlight Bannon’s advice from his lawyer before he complied. While Parliament demanded Bannon’s involvement in the investigation, his lawyer cited Trump’s indications that the former president would seek to protect certain elements of the House committee seeking executive privilege claims. Nichols, Trump’s nominee, said in a brief decree Wednesday that his decision to rule out such evidence was binding on a previous U.S. District Court. “Ultimately, Licavoli is involved in a lawsuit under the exact statute of which Bannon is charged with misconduct,” Nichols wrote, referring to the precedent, “and the Court of Appeal explicitly ruled that no counseling was available for this charge.” . “
