If bannon is convicted will he go straight to jail ?

[Beachnutt]

Or will he be free until his appeal process is complete ?

[greenjar_01]

1. Prediction: Will not see the inside of a jail cell

Different systems of justice. Or he'll get two weeks suspended and probation, some bullshit.

[fightforfreedom]

2. I heard on the news if he is convicted , there is a mandatory minimum of 30 days for each count.

He can get up to two years in prison. Pissing off the judge, which Bannon has done, is never a good idea. The judge should give him the max for being such an asshole.

[empedocles]

3. Flight risk, immediate incarceration, - needed

[orthoclad]

4. I keep thinking of Dalton Trumbo

who served 11 months in a federal pen for "defying" Congress. He did not deny his subpoena. He appeared before the committee (HUAC) when summoned. He just refused to incriminate himself and others.

Compare these two. A brilliant writer and a slovenly podcaster.

[FakeNoose]

8. Yes, but there's honestly no comparison

Dalton Trumbo was a man of honor and his liberal politics were shared by many Americans. People who were falsely labeled "communists" back in the 50's are actually "liberal progressives" nowadays.

I'm not sure how much admiration Steve Bannon has. That old useless pardon from Chump does him no good now.

[orthoclad]

10. Bannon has a weird history

Even before running a propaganda machine, Breitbart, he took over that closed ecosystem project and wrecked it.

No comparison with Trumbo, who was an actual leftist, and brilliant: more like compare and contrast. But it's jarring to see people like Meadows get a pass while Trumbo served time.

[Tomconroy]

5. It's up to the judge. I think that there should be a stiff prison

sentence and it should be locked up upon conviction. Otherwise a Congressional subpoena is meaningless

Bannon's charges are misdemeanors but there is a big public policy reason to lock him up right away. Others, no matter their political persuasion, will stop pulling this crap.

[FakeNoose]

6. As long as he keeps paying his lawyers, the appeals will go on for years

[Tomconroy]

7. You don't necessarily get to stay out pending appeal.

[brooklynite]

9. Neither...

He'll likely be free until a Sentencing hearing