Prosecution Witness in Steve Bannon Case Acknowledges Being in Same Book Club as Prosecutor

Witness, prosecutor met years ago

Former White House aide Steve Bannon outside the federal courthouse in Washington on July 20, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—A prosecution witness in the case against former White House aide Steve Bannon acknowledged on the stand on July 20 that she has known one of the prosecutors for some time.

The witness, Kristen Amerling, said she and one of the prosecutors “overlapped” on the House Oversight Committee while it was under the leadership of former Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).