Wearing two black button-down shirts beneath a matching dark blazer, Steve Bannon strode into a federal courthouse in his signature double-collared style Monday to stand trial on contempt of Congress charges.
Just as his fashion choice defied the July heat in Washington, DC, jury selection commenced in spite of Bannon's last-ditch attempts to delay the trial in light of the publicity surrounding the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack.
Bannon has pledged to make his case the "misdemeanor from hell" for the Biden administration, and as his trial neared, he vowed on his podcast to go "medieval." But Bannon now is virtually defenseless following a string of pre-trial rulings that limited arguments his lawyers had hoped to raise.
The jurors ultimately seated for Bannon's case will hand down the verdict, but a broader cast — including lawyers, an FBI agent, and a veteran of former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team — will shape the closely-watched proceedings. Here are the key players to watch.