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Hugo Lowell

Steve Bannon expected to appeal contempt of Congress conviction

Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s former strategist is set to face a potential six month prison sentence on Friday.
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s former strategist is set to face a potential six month prison sentence on Friday. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon is expected to ask a federal appeals court to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction, contending that he should have been allowed at trial to argue he defied a subpoena from the House January 6 select committee on the advice of his lawyers.

The appeal will ask the DC circuit court to quash the conviction for which he is set on Friday to face a potential six month prison sentence and $200,000 in fines as recommended by the justice department, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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