Biden's Department of Justice recommended on Monday a prison term of 6 months for contempt of Congress, of which he was found guilty of two counts in July. Bannon's contempt charges stem from his refusal to comply with subpoenas from the January 6 committee in Congress, twice.
Bannon would also be hit with a fine of $200,000 if the DOJ's sentencing recommendations are headed by the judge, per Politico. Bannon plead not guilty to the charges, and sentencing will take place on Oct. 21.
"They're coming for Steve Bannon. He was found guilty of two counts in July for contempt of Congress, a DC jury found him guilty for refusing his subpoena from the unconstitutional January 6 committee. I was in the courtroom for a large amount of that trial, and it was really a joke," Posobiec said.
"You had juror after juror saying they knew exactly who Steve Bannon was, they certainly knew who Trump was, and they had no positive view of them whatsoever. And so, the question becomes for all of us, what is justice served here? By having a sham committee issuing these subpoenas, and then having a sham trial with a jury where the verdict is already known. You're already aware of what the jury is going to be. It's a show trial, and guess what, he got found guilty. Because you always get found guilty at the end of a show trial. That's the point of a show trial, to try to make it look like the regime isn't doing it," Posobiec continued.
The committee had wanted communications between Bannon and Trump, after the two were allegedly in touch during the events on the Capitol.
"We have confirmation that this is being done to shut up and silence Steven K. Bannon, and here were are looking at October 21, which would be just a few weeks before the midterm elections. That's why they want to shut him up, and that's why they want to do it now," said Posobiec.
"Biden's Department of Justice has just put forward a six-month recommended sentence for Steve Bannon. The host of the War Room, the chairman of the 2016 Trump campaign, the chief strategist for the Trump White House. One of the top advisors to the 45th president of the United States. They want to put him in jail for six months for refusing to cooperate– in what they claim is refusal to cooperate."
"Keep in mind, he said from the start that he would cooperate if they waved executive privilege. But of course, that didn't happen until the very end, but they didn't care. So he's got appeals and a lot coming out, but I want you to look at this and I want you to understand where we are and know what time it is.
"They're taking him—one of the most effective speakers, leaders, motivators, and activists in the United States—and they want to take him down... To them, people like President Trump, people like Steve Bannon, are the most dangerous men in the country. That's why they want to take them down.
"You saw the $965 million order last week, now you're seeing six months in jail. That's not the final sentence yet, we don't know, that's going to come out on Friday and I guarantee you that we will cover it here in full. If Steve wants me over on War Room, we'll cover it in full there as well. We must look at this clearly. We must face the reality that the United States of America has become occupied by a regime," said Posobiec, his reference of $965 million referring to the amount InfoWars host Alex Jones has been ordered to pay to families of Sandy Hook victims.
In a 19-page memo responding to a government filing, Bannon's lawyers request that their client should only receive probation after being found guilty of two counts of contempt of congress, arguing that the judge overseeing the sentencing should look for "something more" than simple contrition.
