Prosecutors have accused Trump’s former adviser of believing he is “above the law.”

MADRID, July 20 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Steve Bannon, then ideological and strategic adviser to former US President Donald Trump, was accused Tuesday of feeling “above the law” during his trial for refusing to participate in the investigation into the attack on the Capitol of the United States to work together. United on January 6, 2021.

Prosecutor Amanda Vaughn told jurors Tuesday that the subpoena issued last September “was not optional. It wasn’t a request. And it wasn’t an invitation. It was mandatory (…) and the defendant decided he was above the law,” as reported by The New Daily.

For his part, Bannon’s attorney, Evan Corcoran, has argued that Bannon did not ignore the subpoena and that he actually cooperated with the committee in the belief that he would negotiate with his attorney and that his deadlines “were not set, they were flexible.”

Bannon, 68, has pleaded not guilty to two contempt of Congress charges filed after he refused to testify or turn over documents to the Democrat-led House Select Committee last year.

With that in mind, Vaughn has asserted that the committee has reason to believe Bannon may have information about the events leading up to the attack on the Capitol.

Bannon faces one criminal complaint for refusing to appear before the Legislative Committee and another for refusing to turn over documents. Each charge can land you in jail for anywhere from 30 days to a year.

Bannon was charged with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress last year for ignoring a subpoena that Trump’s former adviser says Trump’s former adviser had legally ignored to protect his boss.

Trump’s defeat in the election and his constant complaints about voting irregularities, which were never accepted by the courts, were one of the catalysts for the uprising.