Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction

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A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Bannon's challenges to his contempt of Congress conviction for which he was sentenced in 2022 to four months in prison. The judge overseeing the case has allowed him to remain free while he pursues his appeal.

Bannon was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.Bannon had initially argued that his testimony was protected by Trump’s claim of executive privilege.

Bannon's lawyers told the appeals court that the conviction should be overturned because, among other reasons, they said the committee's subpoena was invalid. Bannon also argued that the judge that oversaw the trial wrongly quashed subpoenas seeking testimony and records from the committee's own members, staffers and counsel his lawyers argued could have bolstered his defense.

 

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