US Seeks 6-Month Sentence for Steve Bannon in Contempt Case
- Prosecutors also asked for $200,000 fine for defying subpoena
- Bannon’s lawyers asked for probation or home confinement
Steve Bannon exits Manhattan State Supreme Court in New York, on Sept. 8.
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Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, should go to prison for six months and pay a $200,000 fine after a jury found him guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena, according to a government sentencing memorandum.
Bannon’s refusal to cooperate with the House Jan. 6 committee “has exacerbated the assault on the Capitol,” the government said in a harshly worded document filed in federal court in Washington on Monday.