Donald Trump's Aide Bannon Gets Four Months In Prison

Donald Trump's ex-aide Steve Bannon got a four-month prison term on Friday for refusing to testify in the congressional probe of January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Bannon was found guilty in July on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify over the riot at the Capitol by the former president's supporters.

The investigation by a special House committee has depicted Bannon as knowing in advance of the plan by hardline Trump supporters to attack the Capitol on January 6 to prevent Democrat Joe Biden from being confirmed as the next president.

It also showed him advocating for Congress to block Biden – who defeated Trump in the November 2020 election – from becoming president.

Bannon served in the White House for the first seven months of Trump's term as chief strategist, leaving reportedly due to conflicts with other top staffers.

In 2020, Bannon was charged with wire fraud and money laundering for taking millions of dollars contributed for the construction of a wall on the Mexican border.

While others were found guilty in the scheme, Trump issued a blanket pardon for Bannon leading to the dismissal of the charges against him.