r/news • u/Traveler606 • 2d ago
Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/steve-bannon-must-report-prison-monday-supreme-court-rejects-last-minu-rcna158584675
u/Pherllerp 2d ago
Those withdrawals are gonna be murder on him.
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u/RunDNA 2d ago
Right now he's googling "How to make wine in prison toilet?"
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u/Fair_Acanthisitta_75 2d ago
His cellmate googling Can I get syphilis sharing a toilet with Bannon
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u/hausfrauning 2d ago
Imagine being stuck in a cell with him, lmao. That's cruel and unusual punishment.
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u/SpaceForceAwakens 2d ago
He’s likely going to minimum which means he wouldn’t have a cell mate.
What’s really insane is that he’s fighting this hard in a four month sentence in minimum. Martha Stewart faced the same thing and breezed through it.
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u/stickmanDave 2d ago
He doesn't qualify for minimum, as he has other charges pending against him.
From CNN:The prison in Connecticut where Bannon will live houses a large number of white-collar criminals, but it also may house violent and sex offenders in its men’s population.
It doesn’t have cells, and instead houses its inmates in open pods. Yet it does have a noticeable barrier — referred to colloquially as “the wall” — between the prison facility and the outside world, which prison camps don’t have.
More than 1,000 male prisoners are in the Danbury facility. Its much smaller adjacent prison camp for women was immortalized in a former prisoner’s memoir that inspired the TV show “Orange is the New Black.”
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u/smurfsundermybed 2d ago
If he's smart, his next call will be to the ACLU. This clearly falls under cruel and unusual punishment.
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u/AudibleNod 2d ago
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u/mfmeitbual 2d ago
It's surprisingly humane.
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u/rabidstoat 2d ago
I have to imagine it's not consistently applied as written.
But Bannon is 'high profile' so he's probably going to have his alcohol withdrawal treated. Especially as it can be deadly.
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u/TheKappaOverlord 1d ago
I mean even if he wasn't high profile his alcohol withdrawl would likely be treated.
Moment he has an episode he'd be carted off to the hospital after history is cross referenced because alcohol withdrawl can get lethal pretty quickly.
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u/Prysorra2 1d ago
Weird new direction to think about - detoxed Steve Bannon.
How much has alcohol affected his behavior?
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u/Black6host 2d ago
Yeah, but it's still no walk in the park. Coming off booze can be quite debilitating, even with the meds. Of course, actions have consequences and I've no problem watching Bannon accept his.
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u/rrrand0mmm 1d ago
Lol didn’t take me long to see this. I literally just commented that. He could honestly die of alcoholic withdrawal. He HAS to be a massive drunk. He’s about to have a very bad time. Withdrawal sucks I can’t even imagine the pain and suffering of alcohol withdrawal.
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u/supercali45 2d ago
4 months is ridiculously short
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u/urania3 2d ago
Sure, but let's count which four months he'd be out of commission: July, August, September, October. Prime campaign months, for which he won't be able to podcast or otherwise whip up the base.
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u/DoctFaustus 2d ago
The irony being he could have been out by now if he hadn't spent so much time on baseless appeals.
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u/Nazi_Punks_Fuck__Off 2d ago
Mac Dre rapped an entire album through a prison telephone using a metronome to keep beat. Surely bannon could do his little podcast from prison, imagine the persecution and martyrdom aspect of it.
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u/pmjm 1d ago
Without a lot of access to information, like the daily political machinations, party spins, research, etc, it would be extremely hard for him to remain topical.
Then again his listeners are zealots who would probably not even care that his topics are out of date.
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u/raucouscaucus7756 2d ago
The world is fucked but Steve Bannon spending even a minute in prison feels like a victory.
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u/revenant647 2d ago
Agree. I needed this today after the debate and Chevron disasters
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u/raucouscaucus7756 2d ago
Like fascism can rise but at least its architect is in jail lol
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u/notcaffeinefree 2d ago
Its only 4 months. He'll be out in time for the election.
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u/tequilavip 2d ago
Spoiler: he absofuckinglutely will not present himself to be incarcerated.
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u/IndependentTalk4413 2d ago
I would love to watch live as US Marshalls bust into his DC townhouse and drag him off to jail in cuffs. That would be must see TV.
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u/ReactionJifs 2d ago
"What kind of a fascist police state do we live in that convicted criminals who are supposed to voluntarily arrive to jail are dragged out of their own homes for refusing to do so?!?!?"
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u/hrakkari 2d ago
“What is the charge? Enjoying a treason? A succulent Chinese treason?! Get your hands on my penis!”
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u/End_Yulin 2d ago
I love this idea. Imagine him blackout drunk, covered in vomit.
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u/IgnoreKassandra 2d ago
Eh, it's 4 months. Dude's not throwing away his life over less than a year in a cushy rich guy prison.
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u/rabidstoat 2d ago
Though he does have a NY state trial starting up in September.
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u/divDevGuy 1d ago
in a cushy rich guy prison
Please point to any federal prison where life is "cushy". Maybe his stint in FCI Danbury will be cushy compared to Florence, Levenworth, or Angola, but even a non-cushy life on the outside is better than whatever life is on the inside.
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u/smurfsundermybed 2d ago
I'll take that bet. He would be picked up on July 2 and enjoying a few years at Rikers in general population.
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u/brockington 2d ago
100%. He's a ratfucker and a horrible human being in general, but he's not a complete idiot.
It would not look good for Dear Leader to have one of his biggest cheerleaders/former senior advisors on the lam.
4 months oughta be nothing for a man who already sold his eternal soul.
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u/ADrunkyMunky 2d ago
He definitely will. He'll do 4 months and likely get released early. It would be pretty dumb to get more time for nothing.
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u/bodyknock 2d ago
Bannon is annoying as hell but he’s not a total moron, he’s not going to try and flee the country or fight law enforcement over a four month sentence.
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u/Ut_Prosim 2d ago
Is being homeless illegal?
SCOTUS: Yes!
Can big corporations ignore the nation's regulatory agencies and literally cheat, poison, and kill people with impunity?
SCOTUS: Yes!
Should we save Steve Bannon?
SCOTUS: Nah...
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u/munkeypunk 2d ago
Serious question; how do prisons handle detox?
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u/S_K_Y 2d ago
Depends on the State. If he starts going through withdrawals and/or seizures then he will be hospitalized for it and evaluated. They'll keep him for 3 days hooked up to IV's and medicated. After that they will likely prescribe anti anxiety meds for him to be given while incarcerated or in some cases Valium. After about 1-2 weeks he will be taken off them.
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u/jackfirecracker 1d ago
I can get free Valium in prison and all it takes is seizure inducing benzo withdrawals?
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u/bramletabercrombe 1d ago
interesting how quick HIS Supreme Court case gets decided yet Trump's immunity case languishes in the court for months.
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u/StairheidCritic 1d ago
Read that Monday is meant to be 'the day'. They'll probably defer making a clear-cut decision (as if they actually needed to spend any time on that nonsense) and somehow contrive to introduce further delays into the proceedings.
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u/Bawbawian 2d ago
isn't it great how rich well connected dudes can just show up to prison whenever.
if this was me or you they would have kicked in our door and shot our dog before dragging us out in our underwear.
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u/SyntheticGod8 2d ago
Seriously. It's insane how much leeway a bit of money gets you in the legal system. Anyone else would be going away after sentencing, no waiting around for the appeal.
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u/GeriatricusMaximus 2d ago
No. It depends on the crime you have been convicted of. Same treatment for regular folks.
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u/brockington 2d ago edited 2d ago
You're right that Bannon is getting typical treatment for white-collar crimes, but it's still wild that's how it works.
You steal $100 from Walmart? You're going to jail the day you are sentenced, appeals or not.
You refuse to show up after a congressional subpoena for your participation in trying to destroy American democracy? Yeah, take a month to get your affairs straight, and we'll just let you hang out until your appeal is ruled on.
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u/GeriatricusMaximus 2d ago
Isn’t he going in jail for contempt of Congress? The wall scam trial is later, no?
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u/Brief_Amicus_Curiae 2d ago
It's been amazing to watch in real time to see the entitlement and corruption unfold. Knowing he was pardoned by Trump, then he done goofed again Tried to get Trump to get Speaker Johnson to pull a favor with an amicus and he like Navarro get told by SCOTUS "nah dawg, you need to serve your sentence" is justice.
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u/paolilon 2d ago
Why is the Supreme Court fielding sh*t like this? 99% of death row inmates don’t get this type of care and attention.
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u/Rocketsponge 2d ago
Easy “No’s” can be issued quickly. SCOTUS actually declines most of the cases sent their way.
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u/DemsruleGQPdrool 2d ago
Bye bye Stevie...
See you in September....
See you when the summer's through.
Talk about dementia...how many layers is that guy wearing anyway?
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u/grimeflea 2d ago
Oh no, this is disappointing. I can’t believe The Bear’s 3rd season isn’t looking so great in the reviews.
/s
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u/Kazooguru 2d ago
Treasonous bastard is getting a slap on the wrist. But detoxing in jail won’t be pretty. So he will have a very bad time.
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u/GameQb11 1d ago
The fact that Trumps circle goes to jail for doing shit for him while people try to act like he's the ONLY one innocent is wild.
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u/calguy1955 1d ago
I love that this treasonous asshole will be spending Independence Day behind bars.
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u/calculating_hello 2d ago
Nothing is as satisfying as seeing trumpers go to prison.
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u/poolnome 2d ago
There is no more appeals and bannon going to federal prison that not to nice and he goes to trial in new york for scamming millions
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u/goofball_jones 2d ago
Oh cool. I didn't know that after you were sentenced to prison you could just hang around and not actually go to prison for quite a while.
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u/DauOfFlyingTiger 1d ago
He had his skin tags removed. I wonder if that took all the Build The Wall money?
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u/rrrand0mmm 1d ago
He’s gonna enjoy the DT’s. He may have a shot at dying from alcohol withdrawal. There’s no way this man ISNT an alcoholic cocaine addict.
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u/powercow 1d ago
Sorry bannon... did you see our rulings on friday? we needed to reject your appeal so we could still say we arent just totally doing what ever republican donors want. so every once in a while we got to ggive a tiny nod to the left and just reject a ridiculous appeal, that would bite us in the ass anyways if we ever accepted it.
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u/Liar_tuck 2d ago
What is this report to prison shit? If it were you or I we we be cuffed in the courthouse and taken there by the cops.
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u/MoreGoddamnedBeans 2d ago
From this tiny thumbnail I thought it was Louie Anderson looking haggard
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u/montex66 1d ago
I'm curious how such a raging alcoholic like Steve Bannon is going to get his fix in prison.
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u/Demon_Gamer666 1d ago
Biden should use the full power of the SCOTUS ruling on immunity to purge the country of the conservative rot that is destroying us. That includes the SC.
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u/Megtooth1966 1d ago
Hopefully he’ll be made into a prison bit** by a convict nicknamed “The Punisher” by the rest of the inmates…
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u/AudibleNod 2d ago
It's been a political roller coaster the last 24 hours. And there's still more to go, come Monday with the expected immunity decision. But this, this is good to hear.