A New York judge has set a December trial date for Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist who is facing charges of scheming to con donors who gave money to build a border wall.
Judge April Newbauer issued a trial date of Dec. 9 in the “We Build the Wall” case. Mr. Bannon was excused from attending Tuesday’s hearing because of his incarceration.
The trial was expected to start as soon as September. But it was postponed after he was convicted of defying a congressional subpoena related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Mr. Bannon is expected to be released in late October. Judge Newbauer said she wanted to allow enough time for Mr. Bannon to meet with his lawyers to review the case, trial exhibits, and other items that she said would be “difficult to go over during counsel visits in prison.”…