Bannon Begs Judge For Early Release From Prison

Raw Story reports:

Right-wing influencer Steve Bannon has asked a federal judge to let him leave prison early to continue appealing his conviction for contempt of Congress. Bannon’s sentence had been on hold as he appealed the conviction, but a three-judge appeals court panel ruled against him in May and ordered him to begin serving the sentence, and his attorneys asked trial judge Carl Nichols to “reduce his sentence” to supervised release if he doesn’t agree to release him early.

Read the full article. Last week Rudy Giuliani claimed that Bannon is being “tortured” in prison because he doesn’t have a television in his cell. Bannon’s trial for allegedly scamming from a private border wall fund starts weeks after his scheduled release.

EARLY RELEASE? Steve Bannon has asked a federal judge to release him from prison early as he continues to challenge his contempt of Congress conviction that resulted in a four-month sentence. https://t.co/06TV58sTL2 pic.twitter.com/HSA3aTieQJ

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