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Steve Bannon verdict: Ex Trump adviser sentenced to four months in jail for contempt of Congress

A US judge has sentenced Donald Trump's embattled former strategist Steve Bannon to four months in jail for contempt of Congress.

Bannon, 68, was convicted in July on two counts - for refusing to provide either testimony or documents to a committee probing the 6 January 2021 riot at the US Capitol.

In addition to the jail time, Bannon must also now pay a fine of $6,500 (£5,833).

He has denied any criminal wrongdoing.

Judge Carl Nichols said that Bannon would be released for the time being, while any appeal to sentence is resolved.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63332078