#WompWomp Federal appeals court upholds Steve #Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress conviction | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/politics/steve-bannon-appeal-denied/index.html
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Elections matter. This judge…🤦🏻♀️
Via Scott MacFarlane:
The clock keeps ticking
Federal judge Carl Nichols is giving Steve #Bannon thru Monday to respond to Justice Dept request that Bannon begin serving his four month prison term for Contempt of Congress
(Nichols had paused the sentence during Bannon’s appeal, which failed)
“Federal prosecutors requested the judge overseeing Steve #Bannon's criminal contempt of Congress case to order that he begin his four-month prison sentence, after an appeals court last week upheld his conviction.
Prosecutors said there is no legal basis for Judge Carl Nichols to continue the stay on Bannon serving his sentence after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' conclusive ruling that rejected the basis for Bannon's appeal on all grounds”
FINALLY! ! Belated #WompWomp
Judge rules #Bannon must go to prison by July 1 while appealing contempt case
The former #Trump adviser is challenging a four-month prison term for contempt of Congress after failing to appear before a House panel investigating #Jan6
#legal
Gift: https://wapo.st/3X9kc6M
Go away.
Steve #Bannon asks appeals court to allow him to remain out of prison while he fights contempt of Congress conviction
Bannon filed an emergency motion asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., to overrule a lower court’s ruling that ordered him to report to prison on July 1.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/steve-bannon-asks-appeals-court-allow-remain-prison-fights-contempt-co-rcna156677 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/steve-bannon-asks-appeals-court-allow-remain-prison-fights-contempt-co-rcna156677?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=666927cf2a41ff00010b76f1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Via Scott MacFarlane:
Appeals court has ordered Justice Dept to respond by 12pm today to Steve #Bannon's latest emergency appeal to delay his 4-month prison term, pending appeal
Bannon was ordered to report to prison in the coming weeks for his conviction for Contempt of Congress
Via Kyle Griffin:
FLAG: Steve #Bannon, weeks before he goes to prison, says a 2nd Trump term will target Biden officials: "We're coming after Lisa Monaco, Merrick Garland, the sr members of DOJ that have prosecuted Pres Trump. Jack Smith. This is not about vengeance … it's not about retribution. This is about saving this republic."
"We're going to use the Constitution and the rule of law to go after you and hold you accountable. Nov. 5 is judgment day. Jan. 20, 2025 is accountability day."
Next stop: SCOTUS
“A federal appeals court Thursday night rejected Steve #Bannon’s bid to delay the July 1 start of his criminal contempt-of-Congress prison sentence.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/20/politics/steve-bannon-appeal?cid=ios_app
“Steve #Bannon must report to prison by Monday after #SCOTUS rejects last-minute appeal
Bannon, a former #Trump adviser, was convicted of contempt of Congress in July 2022 for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee and sentenced to four months”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/steve-bannon-must-report-prison-monday-supreme-court-rejects-last-minu-rcna158584
“#Trump ally Steve #Bannon will stand trial beginning Dec. 9 on charges he defrauded donors to an online effort to raise money for a wall along the U.S. southern border.
During a brief hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors said they would take three to four days to present evidence. Defense attorneys expected their case to last two days.” #legal
😂 Wut.
Steve #Bannon Says He Didn't Mean To Show Contempt, Seeks Early Release - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-donald-trump-january-6-contempt-congress-federal-prison-1946634