Steve Bannon takes contempt of Congress fight to Supreme Court to stay out of jail

Trump ally Steve Bannon petitioned the Supreme Court Friday to stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction for contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena from House Democrats’ Jan. 6 committee.

His lawyers told the justices that Mr. Bannon seeks to continue to be free on bail pending his appeal.

“There is no dispute that Mr. Bannon ‘is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community if released’ — indeed, he has been out on release for years now without incident, and his ‘crime’ was nonviolent,” the petition read.