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DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence
ABC News ^ | May 14, 2024, 7:57 AM | Staff

Posted on 05/14/2024 7:13:39 AM PDT by Red Badger

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday requested the judge overseeing ex-Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon's criminal contempt of Congress case to order that he begin his four-month prison sentence, after an appeals court last week upheld his conviction.

Prosecutors said there is no legal basis for Judge Carl Nichols to continue the stay on Bannon serving his sentence after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' conclusive ruling that rejected the basis for Bannon's appeal on all grounds.

"Consequently, there is no longer a 'substantial question of law that is likely to result in a reversal or an order for a new trial,'" prosecutors wrote in their filing Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: arrestgarland; bannon; contempt; despotism; jailgarland; persecution; politicalprisoners; sloppysteve; stevebannon; trumppersecution; tyranny
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To: Red Badger

“the Constitution explicitly states that the President and Vice President must be from different states.”

No. There would be an issue re the Electoral votes, but it isn’t a prohibition.


61 posted on 05/14/2024 12:24:51 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: Gaffer

“There is the prospect that Bannon could receive a Presidential Pardon”

It really isn’t about his “crime”. This move only is to remove him from assisting in the campaign. He’s way too influential and effective to “leave him be”.


62 posted on 05/14/2024 12:27:20 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: Rockingham

” if Trump trusts him.”

Big “IF”, as DeSantis hasn’t been trustworthy in the past. Why would he start now? He’s doing pretty well as governor, but I think FL governors are term limited. IDK. We do know he can’t be trusted.


63 posted on 05/14/2024 12:29:20 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: rlmorel

Yes. Kash Patel ... in some important position for sure.


64 posted on 05/14/2024 12:31:49 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: Organic Panic

“I wonder if Mark Levin would answer the call.”

He’s too inconsistent. Has had too many knee-jerk positions and eruptions before getting the facts. True, he’s almost always come around, but it would be an unstable environment.


65 posted on 05/14/2024 12:34:35 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

It says the state cannot vote for both from the same state. Everyone else can.

The only issue is that FL is not really a state you want to risk “giving away.”


66 posted on 05/14/2024 12:39:46 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Definitely. Can’t risk losing FL!


67 posted on 05/14/2024 12:42:06 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: Red Badger

They just want to hurry up and get him jail so he cant speak out on his show about the campaign and all the political players. Election interference once again.


68 posted on 05/14/2024 1:06:45 PM PDT by vivenne
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To: Red Badger

Congress is in criminal contempt of the American people.

They rob the tax payers daily...A tiny example; We’re forced to spend billions on border security yet we have upwards of 35 million in this country illegally, and the corrupt in Congress never had any intention of securing the border in the first place.


69 posted on 05/14/2024 1:34:01 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: napscoordinator; HapaxLegamenon
AG would be perfect for DeSantis.

Oh sure, Trump should pick the guy who backstabbed him as his Attorney General....Just brilliant...Gezzuz...

70 posted on 05/14/2024 1:38:31 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: MayflowerMadam

DeSantis is term limited but still has more than two years as Florida Governor.


71 posted on 05/14/2024 1:58:08 PM PDT by Rockingham (`)
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To: dragnet2

Plus DeSantis is too conservative for trump.


72 posted on 05/14/2024 2:00:13 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: MayflowerMadam

Trump will pick a liberal AG as DeSantis is way too conservatives for trump.


73 posted on 05/14/2024 2:00:55 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: napscoordinator

LOL!


74 posted on 05/14/2024 2:26:31 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: Red Badger

After Eric Holder starts serving prison time. He defied Congress first.


75 posted on 05/14/2024 2:30:32 PM PDT by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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To: napscoordinator
I honestly did forget he wasn’t a civilian lawyer. Maybe department of education.

Has he ever been a teacher? 🙂
76 posted on 05/14/2024 2:39:55 PM PDT by Reynoldo (BurnLootMurder)
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To: Red Badger

Trump better not go soft if he gets in power. He has to have all these pukes jailed. If none of the Democrat operatives who have deatroyed the country go to prison Trump’s second term will be a huge failure.


77 posted on 05/14/2024 2:44:55 PM PDT by wiseprince (Me)
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To: wiseprince
Trump better not go soft if he gets in power.

That's where we have to make it clear we have his back. If we all just sit back and expect miracles from Trump, ain't gonna happen.

78 posted on 05/14/2024 2:45:43 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: HollyB

That is the one.


79 posted on 05/14/2024 3:01:29 PM PDT by KC Burke
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To: Red Badger

If he serves a prison term...MISTER HUNTER HAD BETTER BE RIGHT BEHIND HIM.


80 posted on 05/14/2024 3:36:59 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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