Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon continued to defend the actions that led to the prison sentence on Saturday.
In an interview with NBC News, Bannon continued to argue that the January 6 committee subpoenas “mean nothing” and reiterated that argument. executive privilege rejected in the courts.
A vocal ally of former President Donald Trump is getting ready report to jail He will serve a four-month prison sentence until Monday for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas during an investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Bannon is due to be tried in 2022, but his sentence has been postponed while he tries to appeal the convictions. A final attempt was made to appeal to the Supreme Court was denied earlier this weekthat is, Bannon must report to prison by July 1.
Asked what his end game was, Bannon told NBC News it was “victory or death for this republic.”
“If we don’t win, they will tear the Constitution first. This is the death of the constitutional American republic as we know it,” he said.
That’s the claim he made earlier this month during a speech at the conservative Turning Point USA conference.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s simple: victory or death!” Bannon received applause from the audience during his speech.
Bannon prison sentence roots For being held in contempt of Congress by ignoring the January 6 committee’s request for testimony and documents. White House records showed Bannon spoke with Trump several times on or before Jan. 6.
He continued to dismiss questions from NBC News about the content of those conversations, calling them “personal and private” and pointing to claims of executive privilege. the January 6 committee he said would not prevent him from having to testify.
Bannon remains and continues to be a staunch ally of the former president sell false claims about 2020 election fraud.
Trump’s former adviser Peter Navarro He has been behind bars since March with a four-month prison sentence. Navarro was convicted of the same charges as Bannon.