ABC News reports:
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to sentence Steve Bannon, adviser to former President Donald Trump, to six months in prison and make him pay a $200,000 fine for his conviction on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, according to a new court filing.
“From the moment that the Defendant, Stephen K. Bannon, accepted service of a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, he has pursued a bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt,” prosecutors said Monday.
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BREAKING: DOJ asks judge to sentence Steve Bannon to six months in prison, $200,000 fine for his conviction on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. https://t.co/ksuopGfZdE
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