Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court in Washington to let him stay out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress convictions, including potentially to the Supreme Court.
Last week, Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Bannon to report to prison July 1 for a four-month prison sentence. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Bannon’s appeal of those convictions in May.
Bannon’s emergency filing Tuesday, to that same appeals court, preludes a likely Supreme Court filing over a rare contempt of Congress conviction. Bannon asked the appeals court to give an answer by June 18, and said he “has retained experienced Supreme Court counsel.”
