Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Trump, is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to begin serving a four-month sentence on contempt charges for failing to comply with a subpoena in a congressional investigation. Attack on the US Capitol.
The judge had allowed Bannon to remain free for almost two years while he appealed, but ordered him to report to prison on Monday after the appeals court hearing. Upheld the contempt conviction.
of The Supreme Court rejected the A final plea to postpone the sentence.
Jury Bannon was found guilty He was charged with two counts of contempt of Congress: first for refusing to give a deposition before a House committee on Jan. 6 and second for refusing to provide documents related to the former Republican president’s involvement in efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
The defense argues that the case raises issues that should be heard by the Supreme Court, including that Bannon’s former lawyers believed the subpoena was invalid because former President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege. But prosecutors argue that Bannon left the White House years ago and that Trump never asserted executive privilege before the committee.
While Bannon’s appeal is likely to continue, Republican members of Congress have supported the January 6 intervention, arguing that the committee was improperly established, effectively seeking to find that the subpoena Bannon received was unjustified.
Another close aide to President Trump, a trade adviser Peter NavarroHe was also found guilty of contempt of Congress. Report to the prison He was due to begin serving his four-month sentence in March after the Supreme Court rejected his request to postpone the sentence.
Bannon said in a New York court They defrauded donors who provided funds for the wall. Bannon has pleaded not guilty to charges including money laundering, conspiracy and fraud, and his trial has been postponed until at least the end of September.
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