DOJ Asks Federal Judge to Sentence Steve Bannon to 6 Months in Jail, Hefty Fine

Steve Bannon, former adviser to former President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media after his arrangement in New York state Supreme Court in New York on Sept. 8, 2022. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed that former Trump adviser Steve Bannon serve six months in jail and pay $200,000 for defying a subpoena by the House Jan. 6 committee.

A jury in July found Bannon guilty on two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify and provide documents to the Jan. 6 committee. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 21.