Steve Bannon is naming names and specifics on Donald Trump’s anticipated “retribution” list. Speaking at a Turning Point Action convention on Saturday, the former Trump adviser and soon-to-be incarcerated criminal dropped that Trump will be targeting the Justice Department’s powers that be, should he return to the White House after November. “We’re coming after Lisa […]
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Steve Bannon shouldn’t count on avoiding prison pending appeal
Steve Bannon wants to stay out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. He shouldn’t count on succeeding in the long-shot effort, but one never knows what the Supreme Court will do. He’s hoping for a different outcome than fellow former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro, who recently lost a similar bid […]
Steve Bannon asks appeals court to allow him to remain out of prison while he fights contempt of Congress conviction
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to let him remain out of prison while he continues to appeal a nearly two-year-old conviction on criminal contempt of Congress charges. Bannon filed an emergency motion Tuesday evening asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overrule a […]
Steve Bannon Prison Sentence Sparks MAGA Meltdown
Conservatives launched into melodramatic meltdown mode after a judge sentenced Steve Bannon to four months in prison for defying a congressional subpoena from the January 6 committee. Representative Matt Gaetz wrote, presumably as he collapsed in slow motion onto a fainting couch, “It is with great sadness and anger that we observe the death of […]
Steve Bannon has to actually go to prison by July 1, Trump-appointed judge says
Steve Bannon must start serving his four-month prison sentence by July 1, a judge ruled. Bannon was convicted in 2022 of contempt of Congress for defying a January 6 Committee subpoena. Bannon plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, claiming the Justice Department cannot silence him. Steve Bannon, a staunch ally of former President Donald […]
Trump ally Steve Bannon told to begin four-month contempt sentence by 1 July
Steve Bannon, the rightwing podcaster and vociferous Donald Trump cheerleader, has been ordered to surrender to authorities by 1 July to begin a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. The order was issued by US district judge Carl Nichols – who was appointed to the bench by Trump – after he accepted prosecutors’ argument […]
Defiant Steve Bannon ordered to prison for contempt says ‘There’s not a prison that can shut me up’
Margaret Chadbourn chats with The Hill’s White House correspondent Alex Gangitano about President Biden’s recent comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin. They also break down the latest after an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza left dozens dead. Also in your Debrief: The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schonfeld joins the show to […]
Steve Bannon ordered to prison while he challenges his conviction for defying Jan. 6 committee
A federal judge has ordered Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, to report to prison by July 1 for his conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, previously paused Bannon’s four-month sentence while he appealed his conviction. But on Thursday, […]
Steve Bannon must surrender to prison to start contempt sentence, judge says
Steve Bannon, a long-time ally of former President Donald Trump, must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the US Capitol insurrection, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. US District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington granted the Justice Department’s request to […]
Longtime Trump adviser Steve Bannon ordered to go to prison on July 1
Nearly two years after Steve Bannon was found guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress, the right-wing operative/podcaster hoped an appeals court would undo what a jury already did. When that effort failed, Bannon faced the genuine possibility of incarceration. That now appears increasingly unavoidable. NBC News reported: For those who might need a […]
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol insurrection, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington granted prosecutors’ request to […]
Trump ally Bannon ordered to report to prison for defying Jan. 6 probe
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Donald Trump, must report to prison by July 1 to serve a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress, a federal judge said on Thursday. The decision means Bannon, a right-wing media firebrand who maintains influence in Trump’s orbit, will likely be behind […]