Bannon to turn himself in to prison after supreme court rejects appeal

Bannon to turn himself in to prison after supreme court rejects appeal

Trump ally expected to begin serving four-month sentence for contempt of Congress

Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s longtime ally, is set to turn himself in to prison in Connecticut today after the supreme court rejected his last-minute appeal to avoid prison time.

The 70-year old was ordered by the supreme court on Friday to report to FCI Danbury, a minimum security federal prison in Connecticut, on 1 July. He is expected to serve a four-month sentence following his convictions over his defiance of subpoenas surrounding the House’s January 6 insurrection investigation.

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