Dark theory emerges about Steve Bannon
Former Trump administration economic adviser Peter Navarro is going to prison after a judge rejected his bid to delay his four-month sentence for contempt of Congress while he appeals. And yet, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner noted on his "Justice Matters" show Friday, Trump ally Steve Bannon, convicted of the same crime and handed the same sentence far earlier, has no apparent timeline for when he is supposed to report to prison.
And Kirschner has a disturbing theory why that might be.
Navarro, noted Kirschner as background, was part of the plot to try to stop the electoral count in 2020, which he called the "Green Bay Sweep." And then, when Congress subpoenaed him for information about January 6, Kirschner continued, "rather than comply with them, Peter Navarro blew them off. He defied them, in his zeal to hide from Congress, and by extention We the People," information that could incriminate Donald Trump.
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Once convicted and sentenced, Kirschner said, Navarro told the judge, "Wait wait wait, don't put me in prison, I want to stay out of prison." And the judge asked him to have his lawyer file a motion to let him remain out on release pending appeal. And when he did, his argument was soundly rejected and he was ordered to prison.
Navarro now becomes the first person in about half a century to be sent to prison over contempt of Congress. And as to the broader significance of Navarro going to prison, Kirschner said, "It's a start." But there's an "interesting disparity" — because Steve Bannon, who was also convicted for the same offense, is still managing to stay out of jail pending appeal.
The difference could be the judges who presided over their cases, Kirschner said. Judge Amit Mehta, who presided over Navarro's case, is "fair" and "no-nonsense," said Kirschner — but Bannon's case was overseen by Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee.
All of this works out to a "miscarriage of justice" that is letting Bannon make a mockery of his sentence, Kirschner concluded.
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