The January 6 Project
Bannon Files Sentencing Memorandum
Katherine Pompilio Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 1:16 PM
In the memorandum, Bannon asked the court to impose a sentence of probation and to stay his sentence pending appeal.
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The January 6 Project
Justice Department Issues Sentencing Recommendation for Bannon
Katherine Pompilio Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 11:53 AM
On Oct. 17, the Justice Department reccomended that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon be sentenced to six months in prison and fined him $200,000 for defying a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The January 6 Project
The House Should Fine Bannon, Meadows, Navarro and Scavino Now If It Wants Their Testimony
Albert W. Alschuler Wed, May 4, 2022, 8:01 AM
Other remedies don’t work. Congress should revive its own power to impose sanctions for contempt.
Donald Trump
Bannon in Washington: A Report on the Incompetence of Evil
Quinta Jurecic Tue, Feb 14, 2017, 10:32 AM
Thank you, Steve Bannon. I mean that sincerely. I’m sleeping better because of you.
National Security Council
Backgrounder: Senators Introduce Bill to Restrict NSC Membership
Lisa Daniels, Ed Stein Wed, Feb 8, 2017, 9:29 AM
On Thursday, February 2, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation to restrict National Security Council (NSC) membership and the composition of the National Security Council’s senior decision-making committee.
Donald Trump
Gorkagate Fizzles Out
Jordan Brunner Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 12:03 PM
Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sebastian Gorka, a former national security and terrorism editor at Breitbart who now serves as an advisor to Steve Bannon on the National Security Council, had been detained by TSA agents for trying to carry a gun onto a plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Gorka was charged last January in Virginia state court with carrying a weapon in an airport terminal, a misdemeanor offense.
Politics & National Security
Best Military Intelligence Foreign Policy Political Advice: The Problem With National Security Presidential Memorandum 2
Michael J. Gottlieb Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 9:45 AM
In 2012, I witnessed a scene that has been on my mind this week: then-Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough reprimanded a less experienced staffer for merely referencing the ongoing reelection campaign during a mid-level NSC policy meeting. Why? Because, he said, “politics have no place in the Situation Room.”