Steve Bannon gets 4 months for contempt of Congress after defying subpoena

Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay a $6,500 fine Friday for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot — but the sentence will be suspended while Bannon’s expected appeal plays out. US District Judge Carl Nichols passed sentence on the 68-year-old, agreeing with federal prosecutors that Bannon had not expressed remorse and emphasizing the need to incentivize cooperation with congressional probes.-- More...

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