Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to former President Donald Trump, has been ordered by a federal judge to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress. This stems from Bannon's refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.[1][2][3][4][5]
Bannon was convicted in 2022 of two contempt charges for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee, refusing to testify or provide documents.[1][2][3][4][5]
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, initially allowed Bannon to remain free pending appeal but revoked that stay after an appeals court unanimously rejected Bannon's challenges.[1][3][4][5]
Bannon has vowed to appeal to the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and potentially the Supreme Court, but must surrender by July 1 unless he obtains a further delay.[1][2][3][4][5]
Another former Trump aide, Peter Navarro, is already serving a four-month sentence for similar contempt charges related to defying the Jan. 6 committee.[1][3][5]
Bannon maintains his defiance, stating "There's not a prison built or jail built that will ever shut me up,"[1] while Trump has criticized the prosecution as politically motivated.[1]
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