A federal appeals court docket in Washington, D.C. has shot down a bid by Trump ally and podcast “Struggle Room” host Steve Bannon to delay his jail time period as he appeals his conviction for contempt of Congress. Until the previous Trump adviser is ready to persuade the Supreme Courtroom to take motion, he should report back to jail on July 1 to serve his four-month sentence.
Bannon’s “crime” was his refusal to adjust to a congressional subpoena concerning the J6 protests and his subsequent contempt for it.
U.S. District Choose Carl Nichols, a Trump nominee to the bench, earlier this month granted prosecutors’ request to ship Bannon to jail after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld his conviction.
Bannon’s attorneys requested the appeals court docket to permit him to stay free whereas he continues to struggle the conviction all the best way to the Supreme Courtroom, if vital.
His case mirrors that of one other former Trump aide, Peter Navarro, who sat in federal pen in Miami on related contempt fees after his enchantment failed.
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There was no remark but from former Obama-era Legal professional Normal Eric Holder, who was additionally detained for contempt of Congress in 2012 however confronted precisely zero outcomes. In the meantime, Legal professional Normal Merrick Garland was held in contempt for refusing at hand over the Robert Hur tapes—but the DOJ shortly introduced that no fees can be introduced.
Really a two-tier judicial system.
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Only a reminder that they’re attempting to throw Steve Bannon in jail with violent criminals, rapists and murderers…
For a misdemeanor!!
It’s a gross perversion of the justice system. Stalin and Mao can be pleased with their trendy American Democrat comrades.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 19, 2024
Congressional Republicans should not unfamiliar with the double-edged execution of justice, and RedState’s Susie Moore described as a “curious transfer” that they earlier this week “initiated a measure aimed toward quashing subpoenas directed at Navarro and Bannon,” as Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino, and in contempt of Congress. Suggestions for are being withdrawn.” It’s unknown presently whether or not this transfer shall be efficient.
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In the meantime, a number of stories point out that the Justice Division has despatched Bannon to not the comfy Membership Fed lockup however to a federal jail the place hardened criminals can roam. CNN is delighted with the information:
As a substitute of a minimum-security jail camp, the place many nonviolent criminals serve their time, Bannon — now a right-wing podcaster with loyal Trump supporters — is about to report back to a low-security federal jail in Danbury, Connecticut, subsequent month. A supply instructed CNN…
The jail in Connecticut the place Bannon will dwell could have a lot of white-collar criminals, however it might additionally embrace violent and intercourse offenders amongst its male inhabitants.
If issues transfer shortly, each Navarro and Bannon shall be behind bars by the point the Republican Nationwide Conference begins on July 15. They could possibly be joined by different high Republicans — aside from presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump — if corrupt decide Juan Marchan acquits Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg of perversely political harassment of the previous president throughout his responsible plea on 34 counts of enterprise fraud.
Talking of Bragg, the person who digs up years-old misdeeds and turns them into phantom crimes, the Manhattan DA cannot be bothered to prosecute those that break the regulation.
All of it relies on which facet you might be on:
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Sentencing within the enterprise fraud case is about for July 11. Think about if all three of them—Bannon, Navarro, and Trump—had been looking at a concrete wall whereas the GOP made their case to the American public? “Banana republic” would not start to explain what we’re seeing—”Soviet-style tyranny” would most likely be extra acceptable.
But—that’s what we’re witnessing on this nation, day after day, present trial after present trial. Solely the voters can cease this evil drive in our politics, and God assist us, they are going to in November. In the event that they—we—do not, we’re a extremely darkish future.
