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The Justice Department urged an appeals court to deny Steve Bannon’s request to stay out of jail while he appealed his contempt for Congress conviction. Bannon, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, is scheduled to report to prison by July 1. Bannon was convicted for failing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He did not provide documents or testify, claiming Trump had invoked executive privilege. The court previously stayed Bannon’s four-month sentence during his appeal. However, after his conviction was affirmed, …

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