Status: 10/21/2022 5:57 p.m
He was supposed to be heard in the subcommittee on the attack on the US Capitol – but Steve Bannon ignored the subpoena. This has consequences for Trump’s former chief strategist: he has to be imprisoned for four months.
Former US President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for disregarding the US Congress. He also has to pay a fine of $ 6,500, according to US media reports from a federal courtroom in the capital Washington.
Bannon had ignored a subpoena from the investigative committee into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and failed to provide requested documents. The 68-year-old was therefore already found guilty in July, and the sentence has now been announced.
Bannon’s lawyers asked for a suspended sentence
The US Department of Justice had asked for six months in prison and a $200,000 fine. Bannon’s lawyers, however, had only suggested a sentence of probation and house arrest.
Bannon is reportedly the first person to be sentenced to prison for ignoring a congressional subpoena in more than 50 years. He is expected to appeal the verdict.