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Steve Bannon, a steadfast supporter of former President Donald Trump,
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was found guilty of disobeying a subpoena from the House panel looking into the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol and is due to be sentenced on Friday.
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He came on Friday morning for the sentencing hearing at the federal courtroom in Washington
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In July, a jury found Bannon guilty on two charges of contempt of Congress:
While Bannon's attorneys believed their client deserved a probationary sentence,
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prosecutors asked the judge in his case to impose a severe penalty of six months in jail.
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Bannon's attorneys contend the judge might simply sentence him to probation and avoid sending him to jail,
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despite the fact that each of the statutes for contempt of Congress carries a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail.
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Bannon's participation in Trump's plans to rig the 2020 presidential election was the subject of the House committee's request for his testimony
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