As Steve Bannon turned himself in to Danbury federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve out a four-month stint for refusing to testify to Congress for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection, demonstrators led by ruckus royalty Anarchy Princess carried signs reading “Bleach blonde bad built butch body” behind Bannon ally […]
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Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to prison to serve four-month sentence
Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody on Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack. Bannon arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, around noon and was formally taken […]
Steve Bannon claims Biden withdrawing from the race would actually hurt Trump
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who begins a four-month prison sentence on Monday, says a Biden withdrawal from the presidential race could backfire on the Trump campaign. After a shaky performance at the presidential debate in Atlanta on Thursday, voters and media critics alike are calling for Biden to step down from the race for […]
Enraged MTG Loses It Over Steve Bannon Incarceration
Marjorie Taylor Greene is furious that former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is reporting to prison Monday. On Sunday night, Greene posted an interview with Bannon for his War Room podcast on X (formerly Twitter) in support of the MAGA gadfly, calling his imprisonment “a DISGRACE to our country, and an affront to the principles […]
Maddow Blog | ‘Team of Felons’: Out of options, Steve Bannon reports to prison
Two years ago this month, a jury in the nation’s capital found Steve Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress. In the 24 months that followed, the right-wing operative/podcaster explored every possible legal avenue in the hopes of avoiding incarceration. But when the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute bid late last week, Bannon […]
Steve Bannon continues sowing doubts about the 2024 election as he heads to prison
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon continued sowing doubt about Democrats’ ability to win in November unless “they’re stealing it,” following a pattern of his spreading falsehoods about election security as he heads to prison Monday. Bannon reiterated to NBC News in an interview Saturday that he believes there is “no chance” Democrats will win November’s […]
Bannon to turn himself in to prison after supreme court rejects appeal
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s longtime ally, is set to turn himself in to prison in Connecticut today after the supreme court rejected his last-minute appeal to avoid prison time. The 70-year old was ordered by the supreme court on Friday to report to FCI Danbury, a minimum security federal prison in Connecticut, on 1 July. […]
Steve Bannon is heading to prison, ending his failed attempt to escape consequences
There was a time, not so long ago, when a criminal conviction meant serious trouble for anyone involved in politics. That time is over. America’s political norms and values have been perverted, perhaps permanently, by politicians, aides and lawyers who now see criminal charges and public trials as nothing more than branding opportunities to be […]
Steve Bannon scheduled to serve four-month sentence for contempt
Long-time Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack. A judge had allowed Bannon to stay free for nearly two years while he appealed but […]
Trump ally Steve Bannon to report to federal prison to serve four-month sentence on contempt charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack. A judge had allowed Bannon to stay free for nearly two years while he […]
Social Media Reacts To Steve Bannon Finally Going To Jail
Steve Bannon probably isn’t thrilled that the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute bid to avoid prison ― but a lot of other people are. Trump’s former adviser was convicted of contempt of Congress in October 2022 after he defied a subpoena by a House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection. He has spent the last […]
Steve Bannon remains defiant just days before reporting to prison
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Saturday continued to defend the actions that resulted in his prison sentence. In an interview with NBC News, Bannon continued to assert that the Jan. 6 committee’s subpoenas “don’t mean anything” and reiterated arguments about executive privilege that have been rejected in courts. The vocal ally of former President […]