NEW YORK—After a short hearing in a state courtroom in lower Manhattan, Judge April Neubauer decided to postpone former Trump adviser Steven Bannon’s trial, originally set to begin on Dec. 9, until February 2025.
He faces charges of defrauding investors in a scheme to finance the construction of a wall on the U.S. southern border.
After hearing oral arguments from both government and defense lawyers, the judge decided that more time was needed for hearings on the admissibility of various pieces of evidence.
The judge said that voir dire, or jury selection, would take place in February at the earliest, and she directly asked Bannon, who was not there in person but attended the hearing remotely via a screen in the courtroom, whether he understood that he has to be present in the courtroom on Feb. 25, 2025….