Steve Bannon Begs Appeals Court To Save Him From Prison

Steve Bannon was ordered to report to prison on July 1st to begin a 4 month sentence for contempt of court after failing to comply with a lawful subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee.

Immediately after being ordered to report to court, he was defiant, saying "Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, the entire Justice Department, they're not going to shut up Trump, they're not going to shut up Navarro, they're not going to shut up Bannon, and they're certainly not going to shut up MAGA."

Well, just a week later, Bannon has changed his tune and is now begging the Appeals Court to intervene and pretty please keep him out of prison.

Read the filing here.

In the filing, he claims this is a "landmark case." It absolutely IS NOT. He got a subpoena. He defied it. Blatantly, I might add. He was found in contempt of court. Pretty basic, actually.

Towards the end, Bannon shows his (political) cards. He is desperate to stay free up until the election. Here is the passage:

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