Former Trump aide Steve Bannon ordered to jail by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence

• A federal judge ordered former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to report to jail by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction.
• The order by Judge Carl Nichols came three weeks after federal prosecutors urged him to lift a stay on Bannon's sentence pending an appeal of his conviction.
• He was found in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., at a hearing Thursday ordered former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to report to jail by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence for his criminal contempt of Congress conviction.

The order by Judge Carl Nichols came three weeks after federal prosecutors urged him to lift a stay on Bannon's sentence pending an appeal of his conviction for failing to comply with a subpoena from a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

A federal appeals court panel in a unanimous ruling on May 10 upheld Bannon's conviction in the case.

At Thursday's hearing, Bannon's lawyer David Schoen reacted emotionally to Nichols' order.

"One thing you have to learn as a lawyer is that when the judge has made his decision, you don't stand up and start yelling," Nichols said, according to NBC News.

"I've had enough," the judge said as Schoen continued talking.

The lawyer replied, "I'm not yelling."

"You're sending a man to prison who thought he was complying with the law, we don't do that in my system," said Schoen, who argued that Nichols' ruling was "contrary to our system of justice."

Nichols shot back, "I think you should sit down."

Outside of court, Schoen told