Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro Go to Prison

Trump allies sentenced to 4 months in prison for refusing to cooperate with commission on January 6.

A commission to investigate the event of January 6, 2021 was created in the House of Representatives under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi — then the majority in the House belonged to the Democrats. Pelosi did not allow caucus-appointed Republicans onto the commission. It included only two Republican legislators who spoke from anti-Trump positions. The commission ended its work after the 2022 elections, when the Democratic Party lost its majority.

Several Trump supporters and advisers refused to cooperate with the commission or appear for congressional questioning, saying the investigation was politically motivated. They also invoked the privilege not to testify against Trump because they worked for him as advisers to the president.

Stephen Bannon (one of the ideologists of Trumpism) and Peter Navarro were accused of contempt of Congress and handed over documents to the Justice Department, which opened a case against them.

Appeals followed, all of which have now been rejected. Bannon and Navarro each face 4 months in prison.

Donald Trump has already sharply criticized both the appellate judges and all members of the former commission, saying that it was the commission members who should be blamed for “destroying important evidence”.