Trump ally Steve Bannon to report to federal prison



Steve Bannon, a powerful voice in the Make America Great Again movement and one of former President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is scheduled to report to federal prison on Monday.

Nearly two years ago, a federal jury found Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress after he refused to testify before or submit documents to the January 6 House Select Committee despite subpoenas ordering him to do so. Bannon served as chief strategist for the first several months of Trump's presidency but then abruptly left the White House in 2017 after a falling out with the president.

Bannon has also kept on the political offensive and is steadfastly optimistic about the upcoming election, anticipating a 'landslide' victory for Trump.

Bannon and Trump later made amends, and in the years since, Bannon, now 70, has continued to promote Trump and the MAGA movement on his Rumble program, "War Room." He has also appealed his conviction.

In an interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News over the weekend, Bannon called the J6 committee "illegitimate" and insisted that in ignoring its subpoenas, he had been only following the "advice of counsel."

"I took my lawyer's advice," Bannon explained, "as everybody else in the country, if they had a high-powered lawyer, would do."

Recently, members of Congress have also challenged the legitimacy of the J6 committee in the hopes of sparing Bannon a prison sentence. Last week, several high-profile House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Rep. Steve Scalise (La.), filed an amicus brief in support of Bannon's appeal.

Johnson called the J6 committee "wrongfully constituted," effectively arguing that the subpoenas issued to Bannon were therefore invalid, and for all the damage the committee has apparently caused, Scalise pointed the finger directly at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). "House Republican Leadership continues to believe Speaker Pelosi abused her authority when organizing the Select Committee," Scalise wrote in a joint statement with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.).

Just days after the amicus brief was filed, however, SCOTUS denied Bannon's appeal to remain out of prison while the appeals process continues. Thus, Bannon must report on Monday to a low-security federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, where he will spend the next four months.

He will be released just a few days before Election Day on November 5.

Despite the looming prison sentence, Bannon has projected an image of courage. On Friday's episode of "War Room," he asked supporters to pray for his persecutors and not to waste any time writing him letters of encouragement. "Do not write a letter to me at all. It will not be read. I am not going to take a second to read your letters. I'm not. Because you know why? I don't want you taking time to write a letter. I want you to get to work," he said.

"This is all about victory. There is no substitute for victory here. There is no substitute for victory. You know that. I know that."

Even as he calls on MAGA supporters to stay focused on the election, Bannon is steadfastly optimistic about the outcome of it. In fact, he anticipates a "landslide" victory for Trump. "It's going to be 340 or 350 [electoral] votes," he told Karl.

Bannon has also kept on the political offensive, calling himself "a political prisoner of Nancy Pelosi and Merrick Garland." He likewise warned several former leaders of federal agencies that, should Trump win in November, investigators would soon be coming for them. He even named names, including former FBI Director James Comey, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, and Trump's former Attorney General Bill Barr.

"It's not retribution. It's justice," he explained.

Royce White — a current BIG3 pro basketball player, a frequent contributor to Jason Whitlock's BlazeTV show, "Fearless," and a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota — has voiced his unwavering support for Bannon on social media. White called Bannon "a great man" and even suggested that a nebulous group of enemies wants "to kill" him "because he's too effective."

"Free Steve Bannon[.] The People Are Coming!" White wrote.

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Former NBA player Royce White rocks 'Trump won' declaration during Big3 game



Former NBA player Royce White routinely seizes upon the limelight to make bold statements without apology. In a matchup Sunday between his Big3 team, Power, and last year's championship team, Trilogy, at Brooklyn's Barclay Center, he managed to simultaneously defeat his foes 50-40 and send a controversial message — a message CBS conveyed in its televised broadcast of the game, whether the network wanted to or not.

White is a self-described populist baller who unsuccessfully ran as a "MAGA Republican" to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in 2022. Extra to hosting the podcast "Please Call Me Crazy," White is a repeat guest on both Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast and Blaze TV's "Fearless with Jason Whitlock."

Over the years, he has sported various statements on his person while competing in sporting events, including "George Floyd," "Gain of function," "Free the Uyghurs," and "Protect RFK Jr.."

During Sunday's game, just days after Joe Rogan suggested the mainstream media "for sure" rigged the 2020 election, White sported the declaration "Trump won!" in marker on the side of his head.

The Trump campaign shared an image of White and his message along with the caption, "No lies detected!"

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This is not the first time White has advanced this claim.

For instance, in an interview with Bannon last year, the 32-year-old said he and former President Donald Trump are "both roaring back. Me soaring back from 2013, him roaring back from the cheat in 2020," reported the Washington Post.

While White is evidently convinced Trump was robbed years ago, he appears to believe the former president has since been afforded an opportunity in the person of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In a video posted to social media earlier this month, White said that he did not blame Trump for how he handled the pandemic, noting, "He's not an epidemiologist. He's not a f***ing exert on viruses or coronaviruses or any type of viruses, let alone vaccines. He don't know. He's listening to the people in the administrative state who should be brought up on charges. They should be brought up on charges for their involvement and their participation in the gain-of-function research in the first place."

After ostensibly ascribing fault for Trump's handling of COVID-19 to the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, White invoked one of Anthony Fauci's staunchest critics, saying "God bless Robert Kennedy Jr."

The former NBA player then reiterated a proposition Bannon has repeatedly advanced: "Donald Trump and RFK 2024."

White will likely utilize his headspace for another statement on Saturday, when the Power take on the Ball Hogs in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Former NBA player slams LeBron James as a sellout for his silence on China's concentration camps, blasts Barack Obama



Former NBA player Royce White ripped LeBron James for his silence on the Chinese government locking up Uyghur Muslims in concentration camps. White also dunked on former President Barack Obama, and called him a "sellout."

White said, "LeBron James was given a billion dollars by Nike – the establishment, the anti-human neo-liberal, Marxist, globalist establishment – which is also the church of the LGBTQ."

In 2016, Nike gave James a contract said to be worth more than $1 billion.

"He was given this billion dollars to keep his mouth shut about the single greatest humanitarian crisis of our generation," White declared on the "Free Game Sports" podcast. "And that is the 2 million people being placed in the concentration camps in China for no other crime than being Muslim."

Gay McDougall – a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – estimates that 2 million Uyghur Muslims were forced into "political camps for indoctrination" in the western Xinjiang autonomous region, according to Reuters.

White – who unsuccessfully ran for Congress this year in his native Minnesota – said LeBron took that "payoff to shut his mouth."

He said LeBron's massive contract came with a quid pro quo.

"And the quid pro quo is you are the new house negro," White said of James.

White slammed LeBron as a "radical materialist."

White described LeBron and former President Barack Obama as "black bourgeoisie sellouts."

He added, "They are the go-between to the black community, They are the ones that are going to negotiate the terms of our social contract with the establishment from now until whenever."

\u201cFormer NBA Player Royce White Calls Lebron James a Sell Out For His Stance on Hong Kong\u201d
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Last year, White played in the Big3 League. During one of the basketball games, he made a public protest against the Uyghurs being detained in the concentration camps.

White was drafted 16th overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2012 NBA Draft. However, due to mental health issues White only played three games in his NBA career with the Sacramento Kings in 2014. White suffered from an anxiety disorder that caused him to have a major fear of flying – which is a necessity when playing in the NBA.

LeBron has been extremely vocal about social issues, but has been silent about the Uyghur Muslims in internment camps run by the CCP.

A 2020 report claimed Nike and other large American companies had taken advantage of slave labor in China's concentration camps.

LeBron has also been criticized for his silence on China's atrocities by professional basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom.

In October 2021, Freedom challenged LeBron and Nike to confront the Chinese Communist Party for its enslavement of Uyghur Muslims.

Freedom trolled the Los Angeles Lakers legend by wearing sneakers with an image of LeBron bowing to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Ilhan Omar would have had the intellectual fight of her life



Minnesota's 5th Congressional District is represented by squad member Ilhan Omar, the Somali-American who totally didn't marry her brother and doesn't hate America at all. Anyway, Omar won the Democratic Primary on August 9. Former Republican candidate Royce White explained the political climate in Minnesota's 5th District and why he feels he lost the primary.

Royce told "Fearless" host Jason Whitlock that he would have given Ilhan the intellectual fight of her life. He would have called out the corruption in the belly of the political beast, and we all know the political machine wants to keep the corruption alive.

Royce lost his race to Republican Cicely Davis on August 9.


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First-time Congressional candidate Royce White DUNKS on Obama's globalist ambitions



Many American conservatives would love to see several members of Congress dethroned. American former professional basketball player Royce White is currently running for Minnesota's fifth congressional U.S. representative seat occupied by Democrat Ilhan Omar.


During an interview with "Fearless" host Jason Whitlock, White described "the tragedy or history of black people [in] conjunction with Donald Trump being used as a scapegoat by the authoritarian church of LGBTQ, as anti-American politics."


Whitlock asked if anyone within the political system, either within the MAGA movement or establishment republicans, had recognized or understood the opportunity 31-year-old White brings to the table.

"Well, I just got here," White replied. "I don't have lofty goals like that. I want to protect that which is most local — the twin cities." White is passionate about his priority, which is helping the "genuine nationalist-populist movement from his outpost in Minnesota."

White described his fight for truth as a process developing over the last 10 years. He also noted that he expects no help from the Republican establishment in this race to get rid of Rep. Ilhan Omar.

In White's view, "The right-wing conservative movement is [under] the umbrella of Donald Trump, but the truth is, there couldn't be more difference between a Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell or McCarthy. So, there's a civil war on our side and politically."

According to White, he "can't wait or hope for any support from the political oligarchs, the American political establishment."

"Again," White said, "I go back to the tragedy or history of black people. That history, in conjunction with Donald Trump being used as a scapegoat for the authoritarian church of LGBTQ," is "anti-American politics, and [the] only God-fearing truth allegiant black men can stand up and break that narrative."

"My duty right now is to stand in the breach and say, 'hey Barack Obama, we see what you're doing when you try and equate Steve Bannon to Vladimir Putin. You want to make everybody who believes in populism - not globalism — an enemy of the state.' Well, make me one too. I'm here for that fight."

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