DOJ reveals how long it wants Steve Bannon to go to prison
in Bannon’s case on Monday recommending that U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols impose a six-month sentence on Bannon, ahead of the ex-Trump adviser’s official sentencing on October 21.on two counts of contempt of Congress in July—one for not turning documents over to the House Jan. 6 committee and one for not testifying—which each carried a minimum prison sentence of 30 days and a maximum of one year.
The DOJ accused Bannon of “pursu[ing] a bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt” in its memo, noting that the six-month recommendation is at the highest end of the Sentencing Guidelines for Bannon’s specific offense. Bannon should get the maximum prison sentence under the sentencing guidelines because “a person could have shown no greater contempt” than Bannon did in defying the committee’s subpoena, the DOJ argued, also noting the “seriousness” of Bannon refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the “violent attack” on the Capitol and the “unprecedented effort” to overturn the 2020 election.
Bannon “has consistently and thoroughly opted for fealty to a personal agenda” rather than care about the rule of law, the DOJ argued, noting that the ex-Trump adviser has repeatedly used his platform to attack the January 6 committee and refused to provide information to the Probation Office to help it determine his ability to pay a fine.
in public hearings. Bannon told associates before the election that Trump was planning to declare victory even if he didn’t win, and he said on January 5 that “all hell is going to break loose tomorrow.”Bannon is one of many Trump allies who have refused to comply with subpoenas from the House January 6 committee, and former advisor Peter Navarro has also beenby the DOJ for contempt of Congress and could face similar consequences.
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