Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon sentenced for contempt of congress

Steve Bannon, a former marketing campaign and White Home advisor for Donald Trump, was sentenced to 4 months in jail after being discovered responsible of contempt of congress.

Bannon, 68, was held in contempt after he refused to testify earlier than the Home Choose Committee investigating the riot on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

A jury discovered him responsible of contempt after a trial in July. Deliberations solely lasted lower than three hours earlier than they got here to a responsible verdict.

Prosecutors beforehand requested Choose Carl Nichols for a six-month jail sentence and a effective of $200,000.

Steve Bannon, the previous advisor to President Donald Trump, was sentenced to 4 months in jail for contempt of congress (Image: REUTERS)

‘The defendant will not be above the legislation and that's precisely what makes this case vital,’ federal prosecutor JP Cooney informed the courtroom. ‘It have to be made clear to the general public, to the residents, that nobody is above the legislation.’

Choose Nichols appeared to agree with prosecutors when he handed down the four-month sentence.

‘Mr. Bannon didn't fully ignore the actual fact he had obtained the subpoena nor did he fail to interact with the committee in any respect,’ Nichols stated.

He additionally imposed a a lot smaller effective of $6,500 on the previous advisor. ‘Others have to be deterred from committing related crimes,’ the decide stated.

Bannon can be allowed to stay free pending his enchantment, which he stated he plans to do.

Bannon will face one other trial in New York on unrelated costs of cash laundering, fraud, and conspiracy associated to a crowdfunding marketing campaign he served as an advisor to referred to as ‘We Construct the Wall.’

The marketing campaign is accused of wire fraud and laundering cash donated to assist assemble parts of Trump’s border wall within the southwestern states. Prosecutors argue that Bannon was concerned in transferring tons of of 1000's of dollars to 3rd events as an alternative.

Trump pardoned Bannon in 2020, however he was indicted on state costs in New York in September, 2022.

Bannon, the previous editor of Breitbart Information, grew to become CEO of Trump’s presidential marketing campaign in 2016. After his victory, he was appointed White Home chief strategist and senior counsel to the president.

Bannon was fired in 2018, however has remained a fierce defender of the previous president.