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On Thursday, a federal judge ordered a Steve Bannon to surrender to prison on July 1st.

Bannon had been convicted for defying subpoenas related to the January 6th committee's investigation into Trump's

insurrection. Maga Rage is already exploding over this, with movement influencers describing it as a

corrupt effort to disable Bannon through the election,

and much worse. Notably, Bannon is one of the leading pro-Trump figures calling on Trump to

jail a whole range of people on the left without cause if he's elected president. Needless to say,

Bannon's jail sentence is only fueling that maga mania.

Today we're discussing this with the perfect guest.

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