WASHINGTON – A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld Steve Bannonconviction on two counts of contempt of Congress.
Bannon was convicted after a trial in 2022 and sentenced to four months in prison. The trial judge, however, suspended Bannon’s sentence, allowing him to remain free pending his appeal.
Bannon still has the option of asking the entire D.C. Circuit bench to hear his case, or he can ask the U.S. Supreme Court for review.
An order issued by the D.C. Circuit said the judges’ terms will not officially go into effect until seven days after the resolution of further appeal attempts. This means it is unlikely that Bannon will have to report to prison immediately.
Bannon, who was an advisor to former President Donald Trumpwas convicted in July 2022 when a jury found him guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the House select committee which investigated the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
Arguing before the appeals court last fall in an effort to overturn the four-month prison sentence, Bannon’s lawyer stated that his client could not comply with these subpoenas because Trump invoked executive privilege. In addition to the prison sentence, Bannon was fined $6,500.
NBC News has reached out to Bannon’s lawyers for comment.
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