segment. i m going to tell you what else we have coming because we are tracking a separate a new criminal subpoena for trial lawyer rudy giuliani. there s also some signs of the january 6th probe is breaking through with independence and the younger tiktok crowd. michael steele will be here for a segment that we hope will be as sharp as it is viral. perhaps. tiktok reference. by the end of the hour, we will be talking bob dylan, barack obama and kurt cobain with the right icon you see. the one and only dave grown on the beat tonight for our special mavericks interview. you might say the energy is contagious. here we are now. entertain us. but it s too early in the broadcast for lyrics. even for the beat. so let s just get to this top story. judgment day for steve bannon. the prosecution resting after calling the witnesses that they say will prove this and send him to prison. we will get into this with mr. gerstein as i mentioned but there is a method to the speed of the d
as promised, we ari melber really the perfect guest we can get. josh gerstein, legal affairs reporter for politico . he has had many scoops in a stay if you re watching the news. you have probably washed them on the news before. today we ve been covering this from inside the courtroom today. welcome to the beat, serve. reporter: hey ari, good to be back with you. tell us about resting the case this faster how did this play out in the room? reporter: it was pretty abrupt, the fbi witness stephen hart was on the stand i would say, for only 15 or 20 minutes on me. he was second prosecution witness and after a very brief examination and cross- examination, a couple of questions about a proper session. bannon s attorney made where there didn t seem to be any mention that bannon didn t know there was a deadline or was looking for an extension. they posted a couple of gutter