President Trump’s former White House official Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison and a $6,500 fine for contempt of Congress.
Bannon was convicted of contempt of Congress in July after ignoring a subpoena from a House Jan. 6 committee.
“One thing I would like to say is that I respect the judge. The decision he made today is his decision. I have had complete respect for this whole legal process.” Bannon said after the verdict.
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Bannon was released pending appeal, and he and his legal team have pledged to do so. If no appeal is filed, Bannon must surrender voluntarily by November 15, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols has ruled.
Bannon predicted that his political opponents would be voted out on Election Day.
Justice Department recommends 6 months in prison and $200,000 fine for former Trump aide Steve Bannon For failing to comply with a subpoena to appear before a House Select Committee to investigate on January 6.
“I want to thank everyone who came out,” Bannon said when he entered court on Friday. Thank you for coming.”
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He immediately said, “Remember. Beat the CCP. Thank you.”
Federal prosecutors have asked Bannon to serve at least six months in prison for his “dishonest” behavior in and out of court.
“Defendant Stephen K. Bannon has pursued a nefarious strategy of defiance and contempt from the moment he accepted the service of a subpoena from a House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. ‘, the federal government said. Prosecutors argued Monday.
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They continued, “The commission sought documents and testimony from the defendants relating to matters of national importance: the violent attack on the Capitol and the circumstances that led to the disruption of the peaceful transfer of power. In response, the defendants ignored the commission’s authority…ignored the request for a subpoena.”
Mr. Bannon argued that executive privilege barred him from appearing before a committee on the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but prosecutors said he had been appointed to the White House in 2017. pointed out that he had left the
Fox News’ Ronn Blitzer, Marta Dhanis, Jake Gibson, and Adam Sabes contributed to this report.