Today: Judge Hears Bannon’s Plea To Stay Out Of Prison

CBS News reports:

Trump ally Steve Bannon is set to appear in a Washington, D.C. federal courtroom on Thursday as a judge weighs whether to clear the way for Bannon to serve out a four-month prison sentence.

Prosecutors pushed last month for the former White House chief strategist to be sent to prison after an appeals court denied a request to overturn his criminal conviction.

Bannon is fighting the move and argues the judge who oversaw his criminal trial does not yet have the legal authority to impose the sentence as his defense team pursues other avenues for appeal.

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Hearing set for Thursday in the federal criminal case of Steve Bannon

Justice Dept wants judge to order Bannon to begin serving his 4-month prison term for Contempt of Congress, now that Bannon’s appeal has failed pic.twitter.com/eWxU887e6U

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