DOJ asks judge to order Steve Bannon's incarceration for contempt of Congress

Bannon received a four-month sentence following his conviction for ignoring a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Committee.

By Ben Whedon

Published: May 14, 2024 2:03pm

The Department of Justice on Tuesday asked D.C. Circuit Court Judge Carl Nichols to lift a stay on former White House advisor Steve Bannon's prison sentence for contempt of Congress.

Bannon received a four-month sentence following his conviction for ignoring a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Committee. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last week upheld Bannon's conviction.

The DOJ argued that, in light of the court's decision, there was "no longer any legal basis" to maintain the stay, The Hill reported. Bannon was convicted in 2022 and has not yet served any prison time.

His case has stood in contrast with that of former White House advisor Peter Navarro, who was convicted of the same offense and received the same sentence. He is currently in custody at a Miami federal prison and the Supreme Court in late April denied his bid to leave early while he appealed the conviction.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.