Steve Bannon claims he just isn't worried of heading to jail after guilty conviction

Ryan King

July 23, 10:13 AM July 23, 10:13 AM

As with doable jail time looming in excess of his contempt conviction, Steve Bannon was adamant that he was not fearful of a little time driving bars.

For the duration of an job interview with Fox News's Tucker Carlson, the host asked Bannon if he had any problems about what could possibly be done to him if he were being to provide time in prison for his defiance of a congressional subpoena.

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"To start with off, if I go to jail, I go to jail. I will hardly ever back off a second. Glimpse, I used 8 several years as a naval officer. I have committed my daily life ... to this plan to get this completed. I will by no means again off. I assistance Trump and the Constitution. And I'm not backing off a single inch. If I go to jail, so be it," Bannon mentioned.

The previous Trump main strategist and senior counselor was observed guilty of two contempt prices towards him for his defiance of a Residence Jan. 6 committee subpoena previous yr. His sentencing is slated for November, and he faces amongst 30 days and one particular 12 months in jail, as effectively as up to $100,000 in fines for every charge.

Lawyers for Bannon were adamant that they would problem the conviction, arguing they experienced a "bulletproof attractiveness." Notably, the trial was the initial contempt of Congress demo considering the fact that 1983, in accordance to CNN authorized analyst Elie Honig.

Bannon's trial began previously this 7 days and ended Friday. Legal professionals for Bannon experienced not known as upon any witnesses and experienced been precluded from using essential protection arguments this sort of as the "assistance-of-counsel" protection. They had also been blocked from contacting upon weighty hitters these kinds of as Property Speaker Nancy Pelosi or users of the Household Jan. 6 committee as witnesses. All of this led to stress with U.S. District Choose Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee.

All through the job interview, Carlson lamented how other folks, these types of as previous Attorney Typical Eric Holder, defied congressional subpoena requests in the previous and did not encounter jail time as a final result. Bannon argued they had electrical power and named on Republicans to acquire edge of theirs at the time they reclaim the Property immediately after the midterm elections. He referred to as for a new Jan. 6 committee to be formed by the GOP right after the bash retakes the Household.

"We want a fee or committee on Jan. 6. It's obtained to be with the new Congress, with Republicans in cost — we received to get to the bottom of the intelligence failures, FBI involvement, DHS involvement, the intelligence expert services, what transpired to the Pentagon and the National Guard," he informed Carlson.