Trump ally Steve Bannon faces sentencing for contempt

Steve Bannon (AP)

Steve Bannon, a longstanding ally of former president Donald Trump, is scheduled to be sentenced after being convicted of defying a subpoena from the US house panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.

Bannon was convicted in July of two counts of contempt of US congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents.