DOJ Seeks 6-Month Prison Sentence , for Steve Bannon.<br />NPR reports that the former Trump adviser <br />was previously convicted on two counts of <br />contempt of Congress for not complying with the <br />House Select Committee's investigation into Jan. 6.<br />He did not appear for a deposition and refused to surrender documents.<br />He and other Trump associates were subpoenaed last year over an alleged meeting near the White House on Jan. 5.<br />The Department of Justice claims Bannon "exacerbated" the events of Jan. 6 by refusing to testify after being subpoenaed.<br />The department also alleges that Bannon didn't fully comply with its pre-sentencing investigation and accused him of <br />"a bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt.".<br />As a result, the DOJ is recommending that Bannon be fined $200,000 and serve six months in prison.<br />As a result, the DOJ is recommending that Bannon be fined $200,000 and serve six months in prison.<br />Bannon's lawyers have requested probation and <br />seek to keep him out of prison pending an appeal. .<br />His lawyers claim Bannon thought Trump utilized executive privilege to stop his testimony.<br />His lawyers claim Bannon thought Trump utilized executive privilege to stop his testimony.<br />Bannon will be sentenced on Oct. 21
