Social Media Mocks Steve Bannon After Contempt Conviction Is Upheld
Many on social media found a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a contempt of Congress conviction against former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon very appealing.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Bannon’s challenges to his 2022 contempt of Congress conviction, which came with a sentence offour months in prison, according to The Associated Press.
Bannon was convicted for refusing to sit for a deposition or provide documents for the U.S. House special committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as it investigated his role in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Although he attempted to argue his testimony was protected by the former president’s claim of executive privilege, the House special committee and the Justice Department disagreed, arguing that Trump fired Bannon from his White House position in 2017, making him a private citizen when he was involved in plans related to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Although Bannon could appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, it is unlikely the justices will take the case since they declined to reconsider Peter Navarro’s conviction for the same crime.
That means Bannon could soon be behind bars, and many posts on X, formerly Twitter, seemed quite OK with that possibility.
I hope Steve Bannon makes my next license plate.
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) May 10, 2024
Steve Bannon, come on down. You’re the next MAGA loyalist to go to prison !!!
Don’t worry Donald Trump will be joining you soon !!! https://t.co/YZgz1PA7ZJ— Lev Parnas (@levparnas) May 10, 2024
Steve Bannon loses his appeal. It turns out you can’t claim ‘executive privilege’ when you were fired in 2017. Bannon said he was following legal advice, the court responded "This exact 'advice of counsel' defense is no defense at all.” pic.twitter.com/xiNTYcOAVx
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@NotHoodlum) May 10, 2024
Let’s go!!!!!!!!!
Steve Bannon’s conviction for dodging the Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena has been upheld unanimously by the three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.
Do not pass go, do not collect $200, hopefully he heads straight to prison!
FINALLY some… pic.twitter.com/shz1ZtOyRX— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) May 10, 2024
Scabby Steve Bannon is heading to jail and I’m laughing my fucking ass off right now. 🤣
— ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕪 (@LePapillonBlu2) May 10, 2024
BREAKING: MAGA world is dealt a crushing blow as a federal appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's Contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to comply with a January 6th committee subpoena.
And it gets even better...
The decision to uphold the conviction empowers Congress going… pic.twitter.com/nxf3iSuTJ1— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) May 10, 2024
Four months is NOTHING considering Steve Bannon committed treason
He should be getting the full Rosenberg treatment, but we have to take what we can get when it comes to accountability for this subhuman pustule & any of the other Trumptraitors pic.twitter.com/LHBAhWW5zx— (((Tara Dublin))), Rock Star Author 📚❤️🔥🤘🏻 (@taradublinrocks) May 10, 2024
Paul Manafort, Steve Bannon and Roger Stone. All convicted and yet they were pardoned by Trump who now has hired them to work on his campaign. This is the best he can do? Only the worst people.
— Henry M. Rosenberg (@DoctorHenryCT) May 10, 2024