WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to former PresidentDonald Trump, for defying a subpoena from the congressional panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The ruling brings Bannon a step closer to serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, but he can still mount additional appeals.
Bannon was convicted in 2022 of two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents or testify to the House of Representatives committee that investigated the Capitol riot.
He has been allowed to remain free during his appeal.
Bannon, a key figure on the American right, argued on appeal that his lawyer advised him he did not have to comply with the subpoena and therefore he did not intend to commit a crime.
Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe
- by: Andrew Goudsward
- 2024-05-10
- Source:
Reuters
- 05/10/2024
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