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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,242 posts)
Fri Nov 4, 2022, 08:58 PM Nov 2022

Bannon has appealed his conviction for contempt of Congress.

Bannon was not sent to prison after sentencing because he said that he would appeal. The judge in effect agreed that Bannon had some chance of prevailing in this appeal which is why Bannon is not serving time

Bannon should be serving time now while he appeals


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Bannon has appealed his conviction for contempt of Congress. (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 OP
Oh goodie! BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #1
Seriously? He denied his subpoena what's to appeal and win? PortTack Nov 2022 #2
Apparently, the judge found that some grounds might be SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #3
Sounds like special handling to me. Have any of you heard of anyone else being freed pending napi21 Nov 2022 #4
And he'll appeal and appeal kacekwl Nov 2022 #5
In this country you are innocent until kairos12 Nov 2022 #6

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
1. Oh goodie!
Fri Nov 4, 2022, 09:11 PM
Nov 2022


He will be even more "appealing" in the future. He has his hands in all the countries around the world that want populist or fascist governments. Will he ever get nailed? When?

SlimJimmy

(3,180 posts)
3. Apparently, the judge found that some grounds might be
Fri Nov 4, 2022, 09:29 PM
Nov 2022

viable. But, I don't see why he wasn't jailed pending his appeal.

kacekwl

(7,017 posts)
5. And he'll appeal and appeal
Sat Nov 5, 2022, 10:47 AM
Nov 2022

just like the rest of the criminal elite and continue to mingle with society and continue to commit crimes. Law enforcement in American is bought and sold.

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