Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Trump, was sentenced to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Zoe Lefgren, D-Calif., presented an email sent from Tom Fitton prior to the election that showed plans for Donald Trump to deny he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. A recording of Steve Bannon telling associates that Trump was going to declare victory even if he "isn't a winner," was also played.
“Mr. Bannon did not completely ignore the fact he had received the subpoena nor did he fail to engage with the committee at all,” Nichols said. “Quite frankly, Mr. Bannon should make no apology. No American should make any apology for the manner in which Mr. Bannon proceeded in this case,” he said. Steve Bannon was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress by a Washington, D.C., jury on Friday.
Prosecutors had pushed for the maximum fine, saying Bannon refused to answer routine questions about his income and insisted he could pay whatever the judge imposed.
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