Steve Bannon's prison term for contempt of Congress and his fraud plea
Gone quiet · last story Aug 26, 2026
What this arc covers
Steve Bannon's contempt-of-Congress case: the appeals court's upholding of his conviction, the Supreme Court's refusal to keep him out of prison, his four-month sentence and release a week before the 2024 election, his guilty plea in the border wall fraud case without jail time, and the 2026 ruling that cleared the way to dismiss the contempt case.
Earliest story we hold May 10, 2024 · 11 stories · 104 independent sources (counted once each) · 838 days
Part ofSteve BannonDonald TrumpSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Department of JusticeNew York
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Aug 26– 272026Judge, for now, refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon's conviction in contempt of Congress case5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
Apr 62026Supreme Court paves way for Steve Bannon contempt case to be dismissed39 articles · 32 independent sources3 left, 10 center, 5 right
Feb 92026Justice Department moves to dismiss Steve Bannon's criminal case8 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- May 10, 2024Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction49 articles · 32 independent sources
- Jun 6 – 7, 2024Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence92 articles · 57 independent sources
- Jun 21, 2024Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s 4-month contempt prison sentence60 articles · 40 independent sources
- Jun 28 – Jul 1, 2024Trump ally Steve Bannon will report to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges101 articles · 55 independent sources
- Oct 29, 2024Steve Bannon released from prison one week out from Election Day66 articles · 41 independent sources
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
May 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Aug 2026
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 51 |
| May 13, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 89 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 59 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 63 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 64 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
23% left · 60% center · 17% right of 104 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 11 stories.
Every storyoldest first
May 2024
May 10– 14Prosecutors ask judge to order Steve Bannon to prison20 articles · 11 independent sources2 left, 6 center, 1 right- May 10Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction49 articles · 32 independent sources4 left, 9 center, 6 right
June 2024
Jun 6– 7Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence92 articles · 57 independent sources9 left, 15 center, 10 right- Jun 21Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s 4-month contempt prison sentence60 articles · 40 independent sources10 left, 11 center, 5 right
- Jun 26– 28Supreme Court rejects bid by former Trump aide Steve Bannon to avoid jail in contempt case10 articles · 9 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Jun 28– Jul 1Trump ally Steve Bannon will report to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges101 articles · 55 independent sources5 left, 22 center, 9 right
October 2024
Oct 29Steve Bannon released from prison one week out from Election Day66 articles · 41 independent sources7 left, 11 center, 12 rightFebruary 2025
Feb 11Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case31 articles · 25 independent sources4 left, 7 center, 3 rightFebruary 2026
Feb 9Justice Department moves to dismiss Steve Bannon's criminal case8 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 rightApril 2026
Apr 6Supreme Court paves way for Steve Bannon contempt case to be dismissed39 articles · 32 independent sources3 left, 10 center, 5 rightAugust 2026
Aug 26– 27Judge, for now, refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon's conviction in contempt of Congress case5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right