A federal judge has sentenced former Trump adviser Steve Bannon after he was found guilty of contempt of Congress.
On Friday, Judge Carl J. Nichols sentenced Bannon to four months in jail and a $6,500 fine after he defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
BREAKING: Steve Bannon sentenced to four months, fined $6,500.
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Bannon was held in contempt of Congress after he declined to comply with a subpoena to provide documents and testimony about the Jan. 6 riot.
In July, he was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress.
After that verdict, Bannon insisted, “I stand with Trump and the Constitution.”
“I will never back off that,” he added.
The New York Times notes in Friday’s report prosecutors “accused Mr. Bannon, the onetime editor of the right-wing news outlet Breitbart, of having ‘pursued a bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt’ from the moment he received the subpoena seeking information about his knowledge of Mr. Trump’s efforts to reverse his electoral defeat.”
Nichols — appointed by former President Donald Trump — said on Friday, “Others must be deterred from committing similar crimes.”
Bannon reacted to the sentencing decision, telling reporters, “I respect the judge. The sentencing [he] came down today with is his decision. I fully respect him. I’ve been totally respectful of this entire process on the legal side.”
“Today was my judgment day by the judge… We’ll have a very vigorous appeals process. I’ve got a great legal team. There will be multiple areas of appeal,” he continued.
Finally, Bannon declared, “On November 8, there’s going to have judgment on the illegitimate Biden regime. And quite frankly, Nancy Pelosi and the entire [Jan. 6 committee].”
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Steve Bannon speaks after the sentence. pic.twitter.com/xZkudOpzoz
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Finally, Bannon predicted Attorney General Merrick Garland would face an impeachment proceeding and be removed from office after the midterm elections.
