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2024-10-18 18:07:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 491151D6BA8D166B67A93B93B0E34A92F904C3B332C60B6099B65356BBB29217
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Original Note:
Steve Bannon- the “Chief Strategist” referenced here- is not a political prisoner. He is serving a term of 4 months after being convicted of 2 misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress in 2022. https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-ally-steve-bannon-report-prison-following-contempt-conviction-2024-07-01/ Bannon’s actions are not covered by the definition of “political prisoner.” https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=v_9yAwAAQBAJ&q=%22Political+prisoner%22&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=%22Political%20prisoner%22&f=false
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