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A judge has sentenced former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon to 4 months incarceration and a $6,500 fine for criminal contempt of Congress. The judge says he's prepared to let Bannon remain free while he appeals his convictions as Bannon is unlikely to flee or pose a danger to the community.
Bannon flouted demands for documents and testimony from the panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers on the House Select Committee wanted to know why he said a day before the siege that "all hell is going to break loose tomorrow."
Federal prosecutors were seeking what they describe as a "severe" penalty: six months in jail and a fine of $200,000. In court papers earlier this week, they said Bannon pursued "a bad faith strategy of defiance and contempt."
Bannon sat quietly and did not react as asked U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols delivered the sentence.
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130327514/steve-bannon-sentencing-jan-6-committee
Note this was a Trump appointed judge too?!!
Bannon flouted demands for documents and testimony from the panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers on the House Select Committee wanted to know why he said a day before the siege that "all hell is going to break loose tomorrow."
Federal prosecutors were seeking what they describe as a "severe" penalty: six months in jail and a fine of $200,000. In court papers earlier this week, they said Bannon pursued "a bad faith strategy of defiance and contempt."
Bannon sat quietly and did not react as asked U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols delivered the sentence.
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130327514/steve-bannon-sentencing-jan-6-committee
Note this was a Trump appointed judge too?!!