DOJ wanted 6 months and $200K fine for former Trump White House official Steve Bannon - He Will Appeal 4 month and $6,500 Sentence

by Jake Gibson and  Timothy Nerozzi, FoxNews, Octobere 21, 2022

Former Trump White House official Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison and a $6,500 fine for contempt of Congress.

Bannon was found guilty of contempt of Congress in July after he ignored a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Committee.

"I want to say one thing — I respect the judge, the sentence he came down with today is his decision. I've been totally respectful to this entire process on the legal side," Bannon said after the sentencing.

Bannon was released pending appeal, which he and his legal team promised to make. If an appeal is not made, Bannon must surrender voluntarily by Nov. 15, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols ruled.

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Bannon predicted his political opponents will be voted out on Election Day.

The Justice Department had recommended a six-month prison sentence and a $200,000 fine for former Trump aide Steve Bannon due to his failure to comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Select Committee investigating January 6.

"I want to thank all you guys for coming," Bannon said entering the courthouse Friday. "Remember this illegitimate regime, their judgment day is on the eighth of November when the Biden administration ends. I want to thank you all for coming."
 

BREAKING: Judge SUSPENDS Steve Bannon’s prison sentence pending appeal

"Accordingly," it continues, "it is ORDERED that the sentence in this case shall be STAYED pending Stephen K. Bannon’s appeal of his conviction."

United States District Judge Carl Nichols has ordered a stay of Steve Bannon's prison sentence, pending appeal. Bannon was sentenced to 120 days for contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena from the January 6 Committee.

The Order Staying Sentence Pending appeal reads that "the Court finds that the Defendant, Stephen K. Bannon, (a) is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety fo any other person or the community if released and (b) that his appeal is not taken for the purpose of delay but rather raises substantial question of law that is likely to result in a reversal or an order for a new trial."

Bannon was found guilty on contempt charges in July during a trial that many believed had an outcome prior to it having begun.

Bannon faced charges of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena that was issued by the January 6 Committee in September 2021, which was looking to uncover communications between Bannon and former President Donald Trump in the lead up to and surrounding the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

It is the committee's contention that Trump incited a riot and they are looking at communications of nearly everyone who was close to the President at the time. Close associates of Trump have had their homes searched and their devices seized over the past few months.

Bannon's refusal to comply with the subpoena was due to the former president having invoked executive privilege, saying that their communications were protected. The committee refused to grant that, and found him in contempt of Congress in October 2021. In November of that year, Bannon surrendered to the FBI.

Trump issued a letter to Bannon stating that he was free to testify before the committee, and Bannon's attorneys, in turn, submitted the information of Bannon's willingness to appear to the committee. 

The committee declined to withdraw charges, stating that the contempt charges had already been assessed and that though Bannon may now be willing to testify, that doesn't change his past refusal.
 

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