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A federal judge sentenced Steve Bannon, a longtime confidant of former President Donald Trump, to four months in jail and a $6,500 fine for defying a subpoena issued by the House Jan. 6 committee.
A jury convicted the former White House chief strategist of two criminal charges of contempt of Congress in July. The Department of Justice on Monday had recommended a six-month jail sentence for Bannon and a $200,000 fine.
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