Steve Bannon lawyers will seek to withdraw from criminal case after ex-Trump advisor discussed Fauci beheading

Steve Bannon lawyers will seek to withdraw from criminal case after ex-Trump advisor discussed Fauci beheading

Former White House senior counselor to President Donald Trump Steve Bannon leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse after he testified at the Roger Stone trial November 8, 2019 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesThe criminal defense lawyers for former top Trump advisor Steve Bannon will seek to withdraw from the case, just a day after Bannon discussed having the FBI's director and federal infectious-diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci beheaded."Mr. Bannon is in the process of retaining new counsel, and [the firm of] Quinn Emanuel intends to move to withdraw," wrote his lead attorney, William Burck, in the filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, where Bannon is scheduled to go on trial next May.Burck on Friday asked for a three-week continuance of a status conference in the