Federal prosecutors are asking U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols to order Steve Bannon to begin serving his four-month prison sentence after an appeals court upheld his conviction on contempt of Congress charges.
In a new motion, prosecutors say there's "no legal basis" for…
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Scott MacFarlane
MacFarlaneNews
The clock keeps ticking
Federal judge Carl Nichols is giving Steve Bannon thru Monday to respond to Justice Dept request that Bannon begin serving his four month prison term for Contempt of Congress
(Nichols had paused the sentence during Bannon’s appeal, which failed)
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Scott MacFarlane
MacFarlaneNews
“The Court “shall order” defendant “be detained,” 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b)(1), so the stay of sentence must be lifted”
Justice Dept asks court to lift its hold on Steve Bannon’s 4-month prison sentence (now that Bannon’s appeal of Contempt Of Congress conviction failed)…