Steve Bannon, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, has petitioned the Supreme Court to postpone his prison term while he contests his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack. This plea follows a federal appeals court panel's denial of his attempt to avoid reporting to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence. The request was directed to Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency appeals from Washington, D.C. courts.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols had previously postponed Bannon's prison sentence as he pursued appeals but instructed him to surrender after an appeals court panel upheld his contempt of Congress convictions. Bannon was found guilty nearly two years ago on two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to participate in a deposition with the Jan. 6 House Committee and the other for failing to provide documents related to his role in Trump's endeavors to challenge his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
