Bannon Seeks Jail Delay So He Can Appeal To SCOTUS

Law & Crime reports:

Former Donald Trump White House senior strategist Steve Bannon has asked an appellate court in Washington, D.C., to keep him out of prison while he continues to appeal his contempt of Congress conviction.

In a 36-page emergency motion filed late Tuesday, Bannon asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for a reprieve from a district court ruling last week ordering him to report to federal prison to begin serving a four-month prison sentence by July 1.

The defendant’s filing, not subtly, is replete with mentions of an intent to take his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — pleading with the appellate court to expeditiously rule on his request so as to give him the necessary time frame to consult the nine justices.

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‘Millions of Americans look to him’: Bannon begs to stay out of prison so he can appeal his conviction to the Supreme Court before November election https://t.co/kAwV5La6gG

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