06/21/2024

Steve Bannon Acts SCOTUS to Keep Him out of Jail

He was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Friday filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in an attempt to remain out of prison for his contempt of Congress conviction.

Bannon was ordered by Judge Carl Nichols to surrender to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence.

"An even-handed approach thus strongly favors allowing Mr. Bannon to remain on release," Bannon's attorney argued in Friday's filing.

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