A federal court on Friday rejected Steve Bannon’s appeal of his criminal conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan 6. House select committee. The ruling, which said the former Trump aide's arguments lacked merit, could send the political strategist to prison.
In 2022, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by former President Donald Trump, sentenced Bannon to four months behind bars after a jury convicted him on two counts of contempt of Congress. However, Nichols agreed to postpone Bannon's sentence as he pursued an appeal on the basis that he enjoyed immunity as a result of executive privilege.
