Steve Bannon and Merrick Garland were both convicted of contempt of Congress. Eric Holder was also convicted of contempt of Congress. However, of these three, Steve Bannon is the only one going to jail. Oddly enough, he is going to jail for four months starting July 1st. His sentence will end November 1st. Steve Bannon is one of the major conservative media voices (and a Trump supporter). I do not think his being put in jail during the last four months of a presidential campaign is accidental.<\/p>\n
On Friday, The Daily Caller<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n The Supreme Court denied Friday former Trump advisor Steve Bannon\u2019s request to stay out of jail pending his appeal.<\/strong><\/p>\n Bannon will now be required to report to prison by July 1, as a federal judge ordered<\/a> him to do earlier this month. He will serve a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction, which stems from his decision to ignore a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n …His attorneys also noted the last time a jury convicted anyone on contempt of Congress charges was \u201cfifty years ago,\u201d urging the Court to \u201cbe mindful of the government\u2019s own conduct when it comes to congressional subpoenas.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cCongress recently issued subpoenas to DOJ regarding Hunter Biden, yet DOJ instructed its Tax Division lawyers to refuse to comply,\u201d they wrote. \u201c\u2018Jail for thee, not for me\u2019 is hardly an acceptable position for the government.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Silencing the voices of opposition–one voice at a time. Is that what the Biden administration and the American government have become?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Steve Bannon and Merrick Garland were both convicted of contempt of Congress. Eric Holder was also convicted of contempt of Congress. However, of these three, Steve Bannon is the only one going to jail. Oddly enough, he is going to … Continue reading