Trump ally Steve Bannon faces sentencing for contempt.
WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday after being convicted of defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents., while Bannon’s lawyers have argued their client deserves a sentence of probation.
The defense, meanwhile, said he wasn’t acting in bad faith, but trying to avoid running afoul of executive privilege objections Trump had raised when Bannon was first served with a committee subpoena last year. The onetime presidential adviser said he wanted to a Trump lawyer in the room, but the committee wouldn’t allow it.
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