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The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to order Steve Bannon to begin his prison sentence now. According to ABC News, “Prosecutors said there is no legal basis for Judge Carl Nichols to continue the stay on Bannon serving his sentence after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ conclusive ruling that rejected the basis for Bannon’s appeal on all grounds.” Bannon, a right-wing podcaster who previously served as a political strategist for former President Donald Trump, was convicted of contempt of Congress for repeatedly refusing to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investiga…

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