Biden Admin Requests Judge Order Steve Bannon to Begin Prison Sentence

Department of Justice lodges request after an appeals court upheld Mr. Bannon’s contempt of congress conviction.

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

U.S. officials on May 14 asked a federal judge to order Steve Bannon, an ex-adviser to former President Donald Trump, to prison.

Mr. Bannon was convicted of contempt of Congress in 2022 and sentenced to four months in prison, but his sentence has been on hold due to his appeal of the conviction.