This morning Bannon turned himself into the feds after being found in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena from Pelosi’s hack Jan 6th committee.
Bannon was just in court for his ‘offense’ and a judge informed him he could spend up to a year in prison.
Judge Meriweather to Bannon: You are charged with contempt of Congress, you could face one year in prison. Also 2 USC 192 violation… You have the right to remain silent, and the right to a speedy and public jury trial. https://t.co/FYAgUQf3TB
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) November 15, 2021
Here’s a bit more on what happened:
Bannon stands up to be sworn in and then sits back down. Appears to be wearing the same multi-layered shirt/jacket situation as from when he surrendered this morning
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 15, 2021
After some back and forth, Meriweather says they'll skip doing the arraignment today, which means it'll likely happen during his next appearance before the district judge assigned to the case going forward, Judge Carl Nichols
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 15, 2021
Bannon is due to appear next before Nichols on Nov. 18 for a status update on the case (and now, presumably, an arraignment)
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 15, 2021
The govt isn't seeking pretrial detention for Bannon and isn't asking for special release conditions beyond what's rec'd by the Pretrial Services Agency — standard supervision, no passports, advance notice for domestic travel and court approval to go outside the continental US
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 15, 2021
Bannon will have to report in weekly by telephone, judge says he's already surrendered his passport
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 15, 2021
BREAKING: Steve Bannon will not be detained before trial. Prosecutors did not seek to detain Bannon before trial. Under conditions approved by the judge. – CNN
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) November 15, 2021
In short, Bannon will be back in court on Thursday before Judge Nichols but will be released from custody today.
Regarding Judge Nichols, he is a Trump appointee. We’ll see how he does in this case.
UPDATE: Here’s a few videos of Steve Bannon
NOW – Steve Bannon says "we're going on the offense, stand by" following his initial court appearance on contempt charges. pic.twitter.com/JwH0f4Z6K1
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 15, 2021
MUST-WATCH: Steve Bannon says this will be the misdemeanor from hell for Merrick Garland, Nancy Pelosi, and Joe Biden.
Bannon is on the offense.
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) November 15, 2021