Mr. Bannon’s application was turned down by the Justices.
Steve Bannon’s attempt to avoid prison while his appeal is pending has been rejected by the Supreme Court.
The Justices have denied Mr. Bannon’s request for release during the appeal process.
Chief Justice John Roberts received the application and referred it to the full court.
No comment was provided by the Justices regarding the decision made on June 28.
In 2022, Mr. Bannon, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, was found guilty of contempt of Congress by a jury.
He was sentenced to four months in prison.
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Mr. Bannon maintains that he was following legal advice when he refused to comply with subpoenas from a U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
His sentence was temporarily suspended as he appealed the case, with U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols stating that Mr. Bannon had raised a significant legal issue that could lead to the conviction being overturned or a new trial ordered.
Judge Nichols instructed Mr. Bannon to report to prison by July 1.
Mr. Bannon and his legal team sought the intervention of the Supreme Court. In their application, they argued that it would be unjust for Mr. Bannon to begin serving his sentence before the full appeals court and Justices had a chance to review the recent denial of his appeal.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Administration Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, submitted a brief to the court stating that the committee that issued subpoenas to Mr. Bannon had flaws in its procedures as it did not follow House regulations by not having a ranking member appointed by the Republican minority.
“Despite the charges against him and his sentencing, the select committee’s enforcement of the subpoena and Mr. Bannon’s prosecution for refusal to participate in a deposition were factually and procedurally flawed,” Mr. Loudermilk wrote. “Therefore, this court should determine that the entire legal proceedings against Mr. Bannon were tainted and must be dismissed as a matter of law.”
Another former adviser to President Trump, Peter Navarro, is currently serving a sentence after being found guilty of contempt of Congress for also declining to cooperate with subpoenas from the same committee.
