Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s former senior adviser and designated hit man, is now set to serve four months in prison for defying a congressional subpoena.
I won’t quibble over the length of the sentence. Prosecutors sought a six-month prison term. They got most of what they sought. That’s fine.
I do, though, want Bannon to serve the hardest time possible given the nature of his crime. He thumbed his nose at a duly constituted congressional committee’s demand that he testify about what he knew during 1/6 insurrection. It is a form of judicial obstruction, which to my mind makes it a damn serious crime.
He’ll come out of the slammer in four months, likely smirking and preening the way he does. At least he will carry an addendum to his background he likely didn’t anticipate when he entered the political world: convicted felon.