JUST IN: Steve Bannon Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Last Ditch Effort to Avoid Prison

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Steve Bannon has filed an Emergency Application with the Supreme Court asking for intervention in his four-month prison term for defying a Congressional subpoena from the House Select Committee investigation of the events of January 6th.

The application comes just hours after an appeals court denied his request for a bid to delay his prison sentence. Bannon’s legal team argued imprisonment would impede his role as a top adviser to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. Prosecutors, however, dismissed this and said Bannon’s “role in political discourse” is irrelevant to the case, stressing the principle of “equal justice under the law.”

“There is no dispute that Mr. Bannon ‘is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community if released’—indeed, he has been out on release for years now without incident.” reported CBS’s Scott McFarlane who read the application.

Convicted nearly two years ago, Bannon faced charges for refusing to comply with the House committee’s demands for documents regarding efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss. His defense claimed he negotiated in good faith and relied on his attorney’s advice.