By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — A federal judge rejected Steve Bannon’s challenge to dismiss a criminal contempt case against him for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 House select committee, according to POLITICO. U.S. District Judge Carl Nicholas denied a series of arguments from the former President Donald Trump advisor in an oral ruling, including one that stated Trump had asserted executive privilege to block Steve Bannon from testifying. Nichols ruled that there isn’t enough evidence to keep Bannon from testifying about the Jan. 6 insurrection, POLITICO reported. Nichols, who was app…