Steve Bannon, a longtime political advisor to former President Donald Trump, is seeking the U.S. Supreme Court’s assistance in avoiding prison while he appeals his conviction for contempt of Congress.
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A federal appeals court has denied Bannon’s request to delay his four-month prison sentence and has ordered him to begin serving on July 1.
In 2022, Bannon was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for failing to cooperate with a House subpoena related to the investigation of the January 6, 2021, events, and another for withholding documents connected to Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Another former Trump administration official, Peter Navarro, began serving a four-month prison sentence in Miami in March for contempt of Congress, after he too refused to comply with a House subpoena.
Similar to Bannon, Navarro was convicted of defying a Congressional subpoena for documents related to the investigation into the Capitol riots and for failing to appear for a deposition. Despite his efforts to appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the decision, resulting in his prison sentence.
