Trump Ally Steve Bannon Ordered to Surrender to Prison Soon

Published on June 6, 2024

A former adviser to ex-President Donald Trump was ordered on June 6 to surrender to prison by July 1 to serve a four-month sentence he received after being convicted of contempt of Congress. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in federal court in Washington on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to make Mr. Bannon, 70, start serving his prison term after a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court recently upheld his conviction. But Judge Nichols, an appointee of President Trump, also said Mr. Bannon could seek a stay of his order. If a stay is granted, that could delay the surrender date. Judge Nichols sentenced Mr. Bannon to time in prison but allowed Mr. Bannon to remain free while he fought his conviction....

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