Steve Bannon Pleads with Supreme Court to Avoid Prison Time

Steve Bannon, former Trump strategist, has requested the Supreme Court to pause his prison sentence for contempt of Congress while he appeals his conviction. This follows a federal appeals court's rejection of his bid to delay the start of his sentence. Bannon, who must report to a low-security federal prison by July 1, has intensified his rhetoric against the Justice Department, promising to "purge" it if Trump wins the next election. The Supreme Court has asked prosecutors to respond to Bannon's emergency application by Wednesday.