WASHINGTON—Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has been found guilty of contempt of Congress by a jury in Washington.
Jurors convicted Bannon, who worked in the Trump administration, on two counts.
Bannon faces up to two years in prison. Sentencing will take place on Oct. 21.
Before Bannon’s trial, the last criminal contempt of Congress case took place in 1983, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Bannon chose not to testify in his own defense. Prosecutors called just two witnesses, an FBI agent and Kristen Amerling, a lawyer for the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol….