Steve Bannon files emergency request to delay reporting to prison – Washington Examiner

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon has filed an emergency request to avoid reporting to prison on July 1 after he was sentenced in October 2022 because he defied a House Jan. 6 committee subpoena. The request was filed in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

In order to justify his continued release, Bannon’s attorney cited his intention “to vigorously pursue his remaining appeals” in the case. Bannon is seeking a decision on his request by June 18, a week from now and less than two weeks before he’s scheduled to start his four-month prison stint.

Steve Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Bannon has already appealed the ruling in his case, but it was denied. If his request is approved, he will continue to remain out of prison and delay his four-month sentence.

The former White House adviser is one of a few associates of the former president, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, to face criminal charges.