Steve Bannon predicts his final appeals will fail: 'On July 1, I'll be in federal prison'
Steve Bannon, a former Trump strategist, conceded that his final appeals before reporting to prison were likely to fail.
During an interview on Monday, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked Bannon if he would be successful in blocking a federal judge's order that he must report to prison on July 1 for contempt of Congress.
"I know you don't want to talk about your case, but is there any chance you're going to be able to stop this on July 1, or what's going to happen?" Jones said.
"I've got a couple of different appeals, but hey, the Justice Department is so lathered up about this," Bannon replied. "People should assume on July 1 — I think I got a couple of good shots here, but I believe on July 1, I'll be in federal prison somewhere."
Bannon compared prison to his service in the Navy.
"I serve in a federal prison," he explained. "It's all duty to my country. So whether I'm in a federal prison or sitting in the seat at the War Room or in a Navy destroyer, it's all service to my nation."
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig has also predicted that Bannon's effort to remain free would fail. He said the D.C. Court of Appeals would not take the case.
"They're not gonna touch this, and Steve Bannon will be in prison, I believe, as of July 1," Honig noted. "He's just about out of options."