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A federal judge imposed a harsher sentence on Steve Bannon than his attorneys had requested, but also paused the sentence until he could appeal.
Steve Bannon spoke to the media as he arrived at the federal court for his sentencing.
According to multiple outlets, the judge sentenced the man to four months in prison for contempt of Congress.
While he stayed the sentence, he won't go to prison until the appeal plays out.
After issuing his ruling, the Trump-appointed judge argued that Congress should have had the authority to subpoena the documents because they were protected by executive privilege.
In July, he was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress, one count for not turning over records to the House January 6 Committee and another count for not testifying.
The crimes carried a minimum sentence of 30 days in prison and a maximum sentence of a year, along with a $100,000 fine for each charge.
The Justice Department wanted the judge to sentence Bannon to six months in prison and a $200,000 fine, while he wanted the judge to only sentence him to a year of supervised release.
"Flaunting congressional subpoenas betrays a lack of respect for the legislative branch."
Though it is unclear whether that will succeed, Bannon is expected to appeal the ruling against him. If he doesn't file an appeal by the 15th, he will have to report to prison. It could take months to resolve the litigation if the case is appealed. Peter Navarro was indicted for contempt of Congress for disobeying the House committee's subpoena. The case against him will go to trial in November.
His attorneys argued that he shouldn't have to face prison time because he was acting on the advice of his lawyer and didn't know what he was doing. The man should not make an apology. NBC News reports that David Schoen told the court on Friday that there was nothing to be punished for.
In addition to the contempt of Congress charges, Bannon has also been indicted in New York on four counts of money laundered, conspiracy and scheme to defraud, as part of the "We build the wall" campaign that purported to raise funds for a private border wall between the U.S. and The charges were filed after he was indicted in federal court for the scheme. The federal charges have all been dropped.
The Justice Department indicted him for contempt after the House found him in contempt for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena. The judge rejected the argument that he shouldn't be forced to comply because he was protected by executive privilege through his communications with Trump, and Trump said in July he would waive any executive privilege claims over the documents before the case went to trial. None of the other Trump allies have faced legal action for refusing to comply with the subpoenas. The House found former White House Chief of Staff MarkMeadows and Trump social media director Dan Scavino to be in contempt, but they were not indicted by the Justice Department. The ex-president has refused to say if he will comply with a subpoena from the House committee for documents and testimony.
DOJ wants Steve Bannon to serve six months in prison for disobeying house.
It was reported that the man could face two years in prison after being found guilty of contempt of Congress.
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