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Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for ignoring subpoenas from the Congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon also was fined $6,500. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols agreed to delay the sentencing while Bannon appeals, “as long as the appeal is timely,” according to Politico.
The punishment for criminal contempt of Congress was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee. Bannon had requested probation, but the U.S. Department of Justice asked Nichols to sentence Bannon to at least six months in prison, on the high end of guidelines for the offense.
Bannon was convicted in July of two counts of contempt, which is a misdemeanor.
The January 6 committee had asked for documents and testimony from Bannon in 2021, but he never complied. The panel was looking at the former administration official’s contact with Trump during the lead-up to the riot. It concluded a series of high-profile hearings several days ago with the revelation that it has issued a subpoena to Trump himself.
As a media figure who still has a not-insignificant following dating back to his tenure at Breitbart News, Bannon has spent the past several months attacking the House Select Committee investigating January 6. He has called committee members “gutless” and described the committee’s hearings as a “show trial.” During final arguments before the sentence was announced, defense lawyers took a similar angle, saying Bannon was justified in ignoring the committee’s requests because it was made up of mostly Democrats. They also said Bannon’s tenure in the White House qualified him for executive privilege, which would have exempted him
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Family first. Shakira and Gerard Piqué have signed a custody agreement regarding their two children following their split in June, Us Weekly can confirm.
America’s Cup and Skydance Sports are exclusively partnering for an “all-access, behind-the-scenes” documentary series on the next America’s Cup race, and they’ve enlisted some Oscar-winning talent to help steer the craft.
Responding to reports that unknown factions are increasing efforts to post racial slurs, initiate trolling, and engage in “hateful conduct,” Twitter’s Head of Security & Integrity has warned the service is “taking steps” to combat any such organized movement.
As he suggested he may do, James Corden on Monday’s The Late Late Show addressed the recent controversy over alleged behavior that saw him banned from ritzy NYC eatery Balthazar.
A Bachelor In Paradise contestant is re-living an awful incident that happened on the show — and its terrible aftermath!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have built a playground for children in Uvalde, Texas, four months on from the harrowing mass shooting that shook the globe. In May 2022, a gunman opened fire in a school and claimed the lives of 21 victims, before turning the gun on himself. Soon after the devastating ordeal, mum-of-two Meghan made a low-key trip to the Texan city where she paid her respects to the deceased.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Global Screen has sold “Munich ’72,” an Israeli documentary series about the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, has sold to Poland’s Canal+, Italian broadcaster La 7, Spain’s Filmin and Slovenia’s RTV. The co-producers, Sipur (formerly Tadmor Entertainment) and Israel’s Channel 8, also announced the executive producing team behind the documentary: Russ McCarroll, Michael Schmidt, Emilio Schenker and Gideon Tadmor for SIPUR; Telepool’s Jan Frouman, Julia Weber and Ulrike Schroder; and HOT Channel 8’s Dari Shay, Rinat Klein and Dorit Hessel. “We saw strong sales momentum for ‘Munich ’72’ heading into Mipcom, and are in advanced negotiations with a number of other buyers that we will be meeting with in Cannes,” Weber, Global Screen’s head of international sales and acquisitions, said. “We expect those deals to be announced very soon.”
The Justice Department is recommending a six-month prison sentence and a $200,000 fine for former Trump aide Steve Bannon due to his failure to comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Select Committee investigating January 6. In a filing Monday, the Justice Department said "the rioters that overran the Capitol on January 6 did not just attack a building—they assaulted the rule of law upon which this country was built and through which it endures." "By floating the Select Committee’s subpoena and its authority, the Defendant exacerbated that assault," the Justice Department wrote.
wants to testify — comparing him to Jack Nicholson’s character in “A Few Good Men” — so that he can formally take credit for inciting such masses, Navarro was skeptical that it’d even be possible for Trump to appear in court this late in the investigation.“Listen, the subpoena yesterday, that’s mostly symbolic. Trump is not going to show up,” Navarro said bluntly. “He’s not going to show up, and there’s no time before the elections, and there’s not time before this committee disbands for him to show up.”Navarro added that she’s so angry at this point, but all that can really be done is for people to vote, and vote Trump allies out of office.
Netflix has announced that a cheaper monthly subscription package will be launched in the UK next month. Priced at £4.99, the new option will include adverts and is set to be rolled out at 4pm on Thursday November 3.
Today was the last of the Jan. 6 hearings before the mid-term elections — which means, depending on how things go, they could be the last Jan.
Construction of the White House, a global symbol of American power and political stability, began with the laying of its cornerstone on this day in history, Oct. 13, 1792. "James Hoban, an Irish-born and trained architect then living in South Carolina, won the design competition for the White House," reports the White House Historical Association.
How long had Ned Fulmer been cheating on his wife Ariel Fulmer with co-worker Alex Herring?! A lot longer than we thought, it seems!!!
MK2 Managing Director Fionnuala Jamison was the focus of the London Film Festival’s second ‘spotlight’ industry talk Wednesday, during which she provided insights on navigating the international film market, including how regional prejudices can impact how films are sold.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has become a top surrogate for former President Donald Trump this election cycle, raising speculation the Georgia Republican could be on the short list to be his running mate in 2024. Greene, who was first elected to Congress in 2020, rose to national attention by embracing issues and causes shunned by some Republicans for fear of controversy. The strategy has made Greene a pariah among Democrats, who voted last year to strip her of committee assignments in the House, but popular among the Make America Great Again contingent of Republicans.
UPDATED with sentencing: Eric Kay, the Los Angeles Angels communication director who earlier this year was convicted of distributing a controlled substance that caused the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday.
The Biden administration’s plan to hand out up to $20,000 in individual student debt relief will rely on a brief self-certification form, according to a preview of the application webpage released to reporters on Tuesday. The application, which White House officials said will go live later this month, requires applicants to list their name, social security number, date of birth, phone number and email. Borrowers are then asked to certify the information and submit the form. "I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that all of the information provided on this form is true and correct," the application will state.