{"id":2241761,"date":"2024-05-10T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress-conviction-can-stand-appeals-court-2\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:10:33","slug":"steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress-conviction-can-stand-appeals-court-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress-conviction-can-stand-appeals-court-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon&#8217;s contempt of Congress conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsteve-bannon-contempt-of-congress-conviction-can-stand-appeals-court-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241761&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a> has confirmed Steve Bannon&#8217;s conviction for contempt\u200c of Congress.\u200d Bannon, a\u200c former\u2063 Trump White\u2062 House\u200c aide and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-names-winner-of-tucker-carlsons-iowa-forum-eventually-he-will-win-you-over\/\" title=\"Megyn Kelly declares winner of Tucker Carlson's Iowa forum: 'He'll win you over eventually.'\">podcast\u2064 host<\/a>, declined to cooperate with the investigation\u2063 into the January\u200c 6 U.S. Capitol riot. The court&#8217;s decision was detailed in a 20-page ruling by a three-judge panel. Your summary\u200b is concise and captures the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>. \u2064It\u200b provides a \u2064clear overview\u200b of the \u2062situation\u2064 involving Steve Bannon&#8217;s \u200bconviction for contempt of Congress after refusing to cooperate\u200d with the investigation into the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Great job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the criminal contempt of Congress conviction for <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-bannon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Bannon<\/a>, a podcast host and former Trump <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White House<\/a> aide who refused to testify and give documents to the now-defunct House committee investigating the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 6\">Jan. 6<\/a> riot at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-page <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cadc.39203\/gov.uscourts.cadc.39203.1208621523.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"decision\">decision<\/a> by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit means it is more likely that Bannon may soon face a sentence of four months in jail for his conviction.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Steve Bannon appears in court on Jan. 12, 2023, in New York. A federal appeals court has upheld the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-heads-to-polls-in-search-of-first-democratic-transition\/\" title=\"Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition\">criminal conviction<\/a> of Donald Trump\u2019s longtime ally for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday, May 10, 2024, rejected Bannon\u2019s challenges to his contempt of Congress conviction. (Steven Hirsch\/New York Post via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bannon was initially sentenced in 2022, but the judge overseeing his case agreed to postpone the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-ally-of-kremlin-critic-navalny\/\" title=\"Russia opens criminal case against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny\">jail term<\/a> while Bannon appealed the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The former Trump administration aide can still ask the full slate of judges on the D.C. Circuit to hear his appeal again. If the conviction is still upheld, he could ask the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> to reconsider the matter as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, such requests are typically met with rejections by members of the highest court.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/2982873\/supreme-court-rejects-navarro-bid-leave-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peter Navarro<\/a>, another former adviser to former President Donald Trump, started a four-month federal jail sentence after the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of his conviction for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court upheld Steve Bannon&#8217;s criminal contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. 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