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Steve Bannon sentenced for refusing to testify over Capitol siege and Donald Trump bid to overturn election
Prosecutors had called for a jail sentence of six months and a maximum $200,000 (£178,000) fine after Steve Bannon refused to provide either testimony or documents.
news.sky.com
Steve Bannon, the former White House adviser to Donald Trump, has been sentenced to four months in prison.
He had been convicted of defying a subpoena to appear before a congressional committee investigating the 6 January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.
The committee had sought testimony from Bannon, believing that he was aware of Donald Trump's intention to falsely declare victory on election night in 2020, and that he had advance knowledge of the plans for the insurrection.
In its last public hearing, the committee played video of Bannon on his livestreamed show from the day before 6 January, stating: "All hell is going to break loose tomorrow."
