Supreme Court rejects bid by former Trump aide Steve Bannon to avoid jail in Jan. 6 contempt case
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort by former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to avoid reporting to jail next week while he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Bannon, 70, is due to begin serving a four-month jail sentence for contempt of Congress on Monday. The Supreme Court in its unsigned, one-sentence order Friday said Bannon's "application for release pending appeal presented to The Chief Justice [John Roberts] and by him referred to the Court is denied." The court in March rejected a simi