DOJ floats 6 months in prison for Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction

Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon appears in Manhattan Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Bannon's trial on charges he defrauded donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border might not happen until late next year, a judge said Tuesday. (Curtis Means/DailyMail via AP, Pool) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon appears in Manhattan Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Bannon’s trial on charges he defrauded donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border might not happen until late next year, a judge said Tuesday. (Curtis Means/DailyMail via AP, Pool)

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UPDATED 12:55 PM PT – Monday, October 17, 2022

Federal prosecutors are recommending a six-month sentence for Steve Bannon for his contempt of Congress.

In a court filing on Monday, the Department of Justice argued that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon should get jail time. The DOJ came to the consensus that Bannon should pay a $200,000 fine for his “sustained bad faith of Congress.”

New: DOJ says STEVE BANNON should be sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $200k for his “sustained, bad-faith contempt of Congress,” per sentencing memo. Bannon’s memo is due later today. Sentencing set for later this week. pic.twitter.com/5LO2Wl6wGu
— Rob Legare (@RobLegare) October 17, 2022

Bannon was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress back in July for declining to cooperate with a subpoena from the January 6th Committee.

He will be sentenced later this week.

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