WorldNetDaily had a major sad when Steve Bannon finally faced justice and went to prison to serve his sentence for contempt of Congress (which, of course, WND denied was a real crime). Andrew Powell fretted over who would fill the internet with right-wing conspiracy theories in Bannon’s stead:
But who will fill-in for Steve on his popular “WarRoom” podcast on Real America’s Voice while he is serving his time?
It appears his daughter Maureen “Mo” Bannon is the likely choice to step up to the plate, as she happens to be the CEO of WarRoom.
In a pinned post on her X account, Maureen, a U.S. Army Veteran, said her dad will always be her hero.
“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” My dad is and will always be my hero. I WILL ALWAYS STAND WITH STEVE BANNON!” She said.
Maureen retweeted a message from fellow conservative broadcaster Jack Posobiec, who said: “Many people are worried about Steve on Monday. He isn’t worried at all. He’s laser-focused on victory. And victory will be achieved.”
Maureen has been fully indoctrinated with anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories by her father: “After being forced out of her job in logistics due to refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, Maureen stated in an interview it was from that point she decided to get into politics with her father on his WarRoom podcast.” Powell then touted a little cheerleading from Bannon on his way to the slammer:
“Use your time, husband your resources and use your time. And your time is not sending me some missive in prison that I’m not going to read. You know why I’m not going to read? Because I’m going to be working. Outside of my job in prison, I’m going to be working the rest of the hours on what? Total and complete victory.
“And that’s why if you appreciate the show, if you appreciate the people that come on here, if you appreciate how we put it on, there’s two ways to show appreciation: No. 1, step up and even do more work.”
Scott Lively injected his own right-wing extremism into the Bannon case in his July 8 column:
This week Dr. Naomi Wolf wrote a stirring piece on the political implications of Steve Bannon’s ordeal that also addressed the “man vs. institution” fight he will face behind bars. She titled it “What time it is: The imprisonment of Stephen K Bannon.” It is well worthy of your attention.
It caught my eye because in it she invoked the torture camps of the Nazi SA in the months following their arson of the German Reichstag – which was a theme of my recent WND column “J6 and the burning of the German Reichstag” – to my knowledge the first to cite this aspect of the famous historical event in the conservative blogosphere in years, if ever. She either read my piece or received concurrent Holy Spirit inspiration on this topic (a phenomenon I have experienced multiple times in the past with others). Either way, I was impressed.
[…]Wolf highlighted the institutional restrictions and Bannon’s loss of connection with the outside world, but I would like to address what she cannot: the sudden and shocking immersion of an intelligent, sensitive and idealistic human being into a society dominated by predatory animals. As an inmate in any prison, even county jail, being in “gen-pop” is entirely different and separate from your relationship with the institution itself – and unlike anything you’ve experienced in the outside world.
For all his bluster and bravado in the days and weeks preceding his incarceration, as of right now Steve Bannon is just a lone man in a dangerous jungle. It’s possible he will be received as a hero by some and have an instant support network to shield him from the others, but it is equally possible he will shunned and seen as a “prized trophy” by malicious haters. In my observation most criminals, as lifetime consumers of corporate media narratives and recipients of government largess, tend to lean to the left in political matters. And it’s a hard fact that the prison guards and administrators are all members of public employee unions, even if some may be conservatives even in liberal Connecticut.
In Matthew 5:10 Jesus said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” I suffered for my own crimes and stupidity while Bannon (along with most of the J6ers) is truly suffering for righteousness’ sake, but the key commonality is that he IS suffering because prison is a place designed for suffering.
What Steve Bannon needs most from us is prayer! Only God can protect him where he is.
There’s no “righteousness” in disobeying a legal order, no matter what Lively thinks. And that Reichstag reference came in the same Lively column in which likened Michelle Obama to Eva Braun, so maybe his overheated Nazi comparisons shouldn’t be taken seriously by normal people.
A July 31 article by Bob Unruh touted House Republicans’ efforts to rewrite the law to make Bannon’s crime moot:
The U.S. House has gone to court in Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress case arguing that Nancy Pelosi’s committee to “investigate” the events of Jan. 6, 2021, failed to follow the rules of the House, so the subpoenas issued to Bannon were illegitimate, and he could not be convicted of contempt for ignoring unfounded demands.
A report from Just the News explains the legal filing happened a week ago with no fanfare.
The report explained, “This new intervention from the House undermines the justifications the original Select Committee used to issue the subpoenas and provide ammunition for Bannon’s appeal.”
Because of the committee “failed in its formation to follow” House rules, its subpoenas therefore were invalid, it charges.
“The House brief argues the select committee was improperly constituted and that neither then-Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi nor the committee leadership followed the directives of House Resolution 503, which established the committee,” the report said.
But as legal observers noted, Bannon never challenged the legitimacy of the committee when he refused the subpoena — he merely invoked executive privilege, even though Donald Trump himself had never claimed it. Which means it’s pretty clear that Bannon broke the law, and most credible legal observers agree.