Steve Bannon’s new attorney seems both unprepared and unwilling to talk about accusations that his client knew there would be an attempted insurrection at the Capitol building on January 6th.
David Schoen, whose less-than-stellar client roster includes Donald Trump and the late Jeffrey Epstein, appeared on CNN’s “New Day” and sparred with host Brianna Keilar over executive privilege for more than half of his 20-minute segment. The rest of the time, Schoen deflected over the specifics of the insurrection at the Capitol regarding what Bannon knew and when he knew it.
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon arrives at the FBIs Washington office on November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC before a scheduled court appearance to face charges after refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Schoen was equally unprepared when he was asked about his legal strategy before the CNN host ran a clip of Bannon on January 5th claiming “All hell” was going to break loose the next day. “Are you going to request a trial by jury or — are you going to request a trial by jury or a judge?” Keilar asked.
“I don’t know. I don’t know that yet,” Schoen replied with a forced smile.
US President Donald Trump (L) congratulates Senior Counselor to the President Stephen Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
