BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Bannon’s Appeal

USA Today reports:

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is headed to prison after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday rejected his emergency request to postpone a four-month sentence while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.

Bannon is scheduled to report to prison on July 1. Bannon was convicted in 2022 for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves opposed letting Bannon remain free because he is unlikely to reverse the verdict or win a new trial.

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I know it was a rough night last night for Joe Biden, but he did a much better job today with a barnburner in North Carolina, and by the way the Supreme Court unanimously told Scabrous Phlemsack Steve Bannon not to make plans for July 4th. pic.twitter.com/slzRos5Sji

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 28, 2024

BREAKING: Supreme Court denies Steve Bannon’s final appeal. He will have to report to prison Monday. https://t.co/YVkjH7WMi3

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 28, 2024