Bannon Praises House GOP For Backing Supreme Court Appeal To Remain Out Of Prison

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon has praised House Republicans over their support for his emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to stay out of prison for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the politicized January 6th committee.

On Wednesday, America First Legal – a legal nonprofit founded by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, filed an amicus brief to the high court alongside Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) in support of Bannon, who has been ordered to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence after being convicted of contempt of Congress.

The DOJ countered the filing on Wednesday, arguing that Bannon’s case does not meet the definition of “extraordinary” that would allow him to remain free as he appeals his conviction.

On Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Fox News that House Republicans were “working on filing an amicus brief with his appellate work there in his case because the January 6 committee was, we think, wrongfully constituted.”

Johnson also said that he and other House GOP leaders voted on Tuesday to reject the previous Congress’ handling of the Jan. 6 committee –  making their determination the formal position of the House, which allowed them to file a legal brief on behalf of the chamber.

This has happened and Speaker Johnson will proceed.
BLAG (Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group) voted last night 3-2 confirming J6 committee was illegal and therefore all subpoenas illegitimate (Citizen Free Press).
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Bannon told Axios in a late Tuesday text message that “Speaker Johnson and House leadership showed tremendous courage in repudiating the illegally constituted J6 Committee and its activities/investigations.”

In a Wednesday statement, America First Legal and Rep. Loudermilk wrote: “The Select Committee failed to comply with the rules governing its own procedures. Therefore, the prosecution of Mr. Bannon for failing to appear for a deposition is invalid, as is any criminal prosecution.

“My amicus brief will hold the Select Committee accountable and nullify their deeply flawed work conducted outside the bounds of legitimacy.”