WASHINGTON—Jurors were selected for the contempt of Congress trial for former White House aide Steve Bannon on July 19.
Twelve jurors and two alternates were selected.
Opening arguments are slated for Wednesday after the parties argued over what evidence can be entered and which areas can be discussed during the trial.
Bannon was charged after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House of Representatives select committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
A onetime aide to former President Donald Trump, Bannon was charged in late 2021 by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress….