A federal appeals court has rejected Steve Bannon's plea to delay his four-month prison sentence while he continues to appeal his contempt charges.Bannon, former White House strategist under the Trump administration, was found guilty in 2022 on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify before the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was sentenced to four months of prison after the verdict, although U.S.
Bannon's lawyer argued during trial that he was engaged in negotiations with the congressional committee when he was charged with contempt, reported the Associated Press. His team also claimed that Bannon was relying on advice from his attorney, who thought that the defendant could not provide the information that the January 6 committee was requesting, due to executive privilege.The D.C.