Steve Bannon, who worked for Trump in the White House, was given a four-month prison sentence on Friday.

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Three months after his contempt of Congress conviction for violating the special House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack subpoena.

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The defense asked U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols to let the flamboyant adviser to former President Donald Trump stay free while the case is being appealed.

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The Justice Department wanted to put Bannon in jail for six months and suggested that he pay a fine of up to $200,000. This was because of his continued bad faith.

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Stephen K. Bannon, accepted a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol..

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"He has followed a bad-faith plan of defiance and disrespect," prosecutors said in court papers before Friday's sentencing hearing.

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Bannon was also told to pay a $6,500 fee. After the ruling, he left the courthouse, but not before criticizing the Justice Department to a crowd of reporters.

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The things that happened in the Justice Department are being weighed and measured by the people of the United States.

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Bannon said before he talked about the midterm elections coming up. "On Nov. 8, they will vote."

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The House committee asked the former Trump adviser for documents and testimony.

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But prosecutors said Bannon "violated the Committee's authority and ignored the subpoena's demands."

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Bannon initially didn't answer the panel's summons because he said he had executive privilege.

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On Monday, prosecutors said that the Trump aide's actions were "meant to hurt the Committee's efforts to look into a historic attack on government."

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