Steve Bannon given four months in prison for contempt of Congress

Former Trump strategist also fined $6,500 for refusing to comply with subpoena issued by Capitol attack committee

Donald Trump's top former strategist Steve Bannon was sentenced Friday to four months in federal prison and $6,500 in fines after he was convicted of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply last year with a subpoena issued by the House January 6 select committee.

The punishment - suspended pending appeal - makes Bannon the first person to be incarcerated for contempt of Congress in more than half a century and sets a stringent standard for future contempt cases referred to the justice department by the select committee investigating the Capitol attack.