Steve Bannon Begins Four-Month Prison Sentence
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deadline.comUPDATE: Steve Bannon, the podcast host, former Donald Trump adviser and former Hollywood producer, began a four-month prison sentence today.
Bannon arrived at a federal correctional facility in Danbury, CT, to serve his sentence, after his legal team exhausted appeals.
Bannon was found guilty in 2022 to two counts of contempt of Congress, as he refused to comply with a subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee.
Joined by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Bannon said, “I am proud to go to prison,” arguing that he was standing “up to tyranny.” Bannon had claimed that he was relying on the advice of counsel in resisting the January 6th Committee subpoena.
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