Federal Judge Sets Bannon’s Jail Hearing For June 6

Law & Crime reports:

Former Donald Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon — who is currently issuing a call for a purge within the Justice Department and FBI should the former president win the 2024 election — has been scheduled to appear in federal court next week where he may learn whether he will be sent to prison now that his appeal to reverse two contempt of Congress convictions has been rejected.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, set the hearing for June 6, according to a paperless notice on the docket made Tuesday. Prosecutors asked Nichols to lift a stay of Bannon’s four-month sentence roughly two weeks ago after his appeal was rejected by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, as Law&Crime reported.

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Clock keeps ticking

DC judge Carl Nichols schedules hearing for next week (June 6) in federal criminal case of Steve Bannon. Justice Dept wants Bannon to begin serving his 4-month prison term, now that Bannon’s appeal has failed

Jury convicted Bannon of contempt of Congress pic.twitter.com/FxxV1eKme5

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