Prosecutors want Steve Bannon, pictured here in New York City on September 8, to be sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of Congress.
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Prosecutors want Steve Bannon, pictured here in New York City on September 8, to be sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of Congress.
Mandatory Credit: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

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How a judge explained his sentence of Steve Bannon to four months for contempt of Congress

A sentence of four months in prison that ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon was sentenced was shorter than the six months prosecutors were seeking, but still a noteworthy punishment and a boost to the House January 6 committee's efforts.