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2024-10-29 23:46:28 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3D6F6FAD6141A8CD7253090EFA5F500A8455477445F710B215ED5D9BE66E0F6D
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Stephen K. Bannon is/was not a political prisoner (i.e., someone jailed solely for their political belief). A jury duly convicted him of failing to comply with a House subpoena, which is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in federal prison. https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/stephen-k-bannon-sentenced-four-months-prison-two-counts-contempt-congress#:~:text=Jury%20Found%20He%20Failed%20to%20Comply%20With%20House%20Subpoena%20From%20Select%20Committee%20Investigating%20Jan.%206%20Capitol%20Breach https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/192#:~:text=Every%20person%20who,than%20twelve%20months https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner#:~:text=a%20person%20put%20in%20prison%20because%20of%20his%20or%20her%20political%20beliefs
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