Steve Bannon, a former ally of Donald Trump, will have to report to prison on Monday after his latest attempt to avoid being imprisoned was rejected.
bannon He had previously been convicted of defying a subpoena in the Congressional investigation into the US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
He filed an emergency appeal after a The judge ordered him to report to prison on July 1. for a sentence of four months.
On Friday this was rejected by the Supreme Court without explanation, as is usual.
Defense attorneys argued that the case raises issues that should be examined by the Supreme Court, including Bannon’s previous lawyer’s belief that the subpoena was invalid because the former president Triumph had asserted executive privilege.
However, prosecutors said Bannon had left the White House years earlier and that Trump had never invoked executive privilege in front of the committee.
A jury found Bannon guilty nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to appear for testimony before the House Committee on January 6 and a second for refusing to provide documents related to his participation in the efforts of the former Republican president. to reverse his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols allowed Bannon to remain free while he appealed the verdict, but recently ordered him to report to prison after an appeals court panel upheld his contempt of Congress convictions.
The panel later rejected Bannon’s attempt to avoid reporting to prison.
Bannon is expected to appeal his conviction to the full appeals court, and House Republican leaders have supported the intervention to claim that the January 6 committee was improperly created, effectively trying to deem the subpoena he received illegitimate. Bannon.
Bannon also faces criminal charges in New York state court, alleging he deceived donors who gave money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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He has pleaded not guilty for money laundering, conspiracy, fraud and other charges, and that trial has been postponed until at least the end of September.
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