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Steve Bannon given four months in prison for contempt of Congress

Former Trump strategist also fined $6,500 for refusing to comply with subpoena issued by Capitol attack committee

The Guardian - US

Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress for defying Capitol attack subpoena

Jury finds former Trump adviser guilty on two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before House committee

The Guardian - US

Trump ally Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of US Congress

US jury finds Bannon guilty of defying requests for information by congressional panel investigating January 6 riot.

Al Jazeera

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Bannon's "political circus"

Judge Carl Nichols is putting his foot down

Salon

Prosecution rests its case in Steve Bannon trial

The outlines of Bannon's defense, including whether he will testify, remain somewhat murky. In opening statements, Bannon attorney Evan Corcoran cast the case as infused with politics.

WEKU

US Capitol riot: Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon felt above the law, prosecutors say

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon felt “above the law” by defying a legal summons to testify about last year’s riot at the US Capitol, prosecutors said at the start of his trial.

Evening Standard

Bannon was ‘thumbing his nose’ at Jan. 6 subpoena, prosecutor says

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon never ignored a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee as its return date was the subject of ongoing negotiation, and politics was behind the panel’s referral for criminal contempt charges, his defense attorney said.

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Bannon was ‘thumbing his nose’ at Jan. 6 subpoena, prosecutor says

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon “refused to follow the rules” in defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee, a prosecutor said during opening statements in his contempt of Congress trial. But the defense alleged the referral for charges was political.

Tribune News Service

Bannon’s escape plan: how the Trump strategist is trying to dodge prison

Bannon is advancing a high-stakes defense as he battles a case that could mean up to a year in federal prison and thousands of dollars in fines if convicted

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