Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congre

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Donald Trump’s former chief strategist was sentenced to serve four months on each of the two contempt counts for defying a congressional subpoena issued by the January 6 House panel investigating the former president’s efforts to reverse his defeat by Joe Biden. He was also fined $6,5OO. The prison terms will be served concurrently, district court judge Carl Nichols ruled. But the judge said he would stay the sentence pending an appeal by Bannon, as long as the legal paperwork is filed promptly. If an appeal is not made, Bannon must surrender voluntarily by Nov. 15. The statutory minimum was one month in prison on each count.