Steve Bannon Reports to Prison: A Blow to Trump's Allies

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is set to commence a four-month prison sentence for contempt charges related to the US Capitol attack investigation. Despite his appeal efforts, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction. Bannon is also facing separate criminal charges for fraud and money laundering in a New York state court.

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is slated to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to begin serving a four-month sentence for contempt charges. This follows his defiance of a subpoena during the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack.

While a judge allowed Bannon nearly two years of freedom during his appeal, he was ordered to report to prison after an appeals court upheld his contempt of Congress convictions. The Supreme Court rejected Bannon's last-minute appeal.

A jury found Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for failing to sit for a deposition with the January 6 House Committee and another for refusing to provide documents. The committee is probing his involvement in ex-president Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election outcome.

Bannon's defense argues the case raises significant issues, including the validity of the subpoena, due to claims of executive privilege by former President Trump - a privilege Bannon's attorneys argue should be re-examined by the Supreme Court. Prosecutors maintain that Trump never invoked this privilege in front of the committee and that Bannon had left the White House years prior.

As Bannon's appeal progresses, some Republican House leaders support claims that the January 6 committee was improperly formed, attempting to label Bannon's subpoena as illegitimate. Bannon himself faces additional charges in a New York court for allegedly defrauding donors in a US-Mexico wall-building scheme, with his trial slated for later this year.

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