Jurors in Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial are likely to begin deliberations after hearing closing arguments from both sides on Friday.
Fourteen jurors — 9 men and 5 women — were sworn in in federal district court in Washington, D.C., after being finalized on Tuesday.
The jury included a State Department official, an art dealer, a NASA contractor, a doctor, an architect and a handful of D.C. government officials.
Some of the jurors have extensive prior experience as jurors, according to their statements in court yesterday. The jury has 14 people, as two alternates are on the panel and will not be made public until deliberations.
A little context: During the first part of the jury selection process Monday, potential jurors were not pressed about their general feelings about Bannon or former President Trump.
However, they were asked about how they heard news about the House investigation into the January 6 riot and the incident itself. Some said they absorbed little from the House hearings, if that.
Many of the potential jurors had said they had heard minimally about Bannon’s case, but many had attended at least some of the special committee’s public hearings. But awareness alone was not enough to throw them off the jury.
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