D.C. Circuit Upholds Steve Bannon's Contempt Conviction

Former presidential advisor Steve Bannon refused to comply with a subpoena from the January 6 House select committee, for which he was convicted of contempt of Congress. Bannon: Ah, but the statute requires "willful" disobedience. I may have disobeyed intentionally, but not willfully because my attorney told me not to comply. D.C. Circuit: We rejected this exact "advice of counsel" defense in 1961. And we unanimously do again.

The ruling leaves intact Bannon's four-month prison sentence, which was put on hold by the trial court pending the "bulletproof appeal" to the D.C. Circuit.  Bannon could still appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.