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Trump adviser Steve Bannon was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee. He refused to show up because, well, he didn't want to and besides, executive privilege said he didn't have to. Additionally, he told the committee: "What are you going to do about it?" What the committee did was ask the DoJ to indict and try him since the law says that willfully defying a subpoena is a crime. That's what happened. He was found guilty and ordered to show up at the prison on or before July 1. That's today. His last appeal failed and today's the day he is supposed to report.
With Bannon, you never know. He is still defiant. Maybe he will show up and maybe he won't. He would probably think it is cool for U.S. marshals to try to find him and arrest him.
When asked what his endgame is, he said: "Victory or the death of this republic." He will almost certainly go to prison unless he skips the country and evades the feds for a bit. But that would be a new crime and more time. Bannon still advises Trump frequently, but from prison, he won't be able to contact Trump so easily. Prisons generally don't issue cell phones to prisoners. In fact, they tend to limit communication between prisoners and the outside world. This means that until Nov. 1, when he will be released, Bannon won't be able to help Trump much. (V)