I Want To Say…

Bannon's lawyer called it a "bullet-proof appeal."

There is no such thing as a bullet-proof appeal.

— Scott Greenfield (@ScottGreenfield) July 22, 2022

...the D.C. Circuit won’t give this the time of day. But I don’t know that, even if I think it’s true. On the other hand, Bannon’s lawyers sound a bit too much like Bannon.

Bannon: not testifying is gutless https://t.co/BTiqqc8fd4

— Christian Vanderbrouk 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻 (@UrbanAchievr) July 22, 2022

(Yes, the irony is lost on him. On his lawyers, too, I suspect.) No, the judge denied Bannon’s attempts to call them. The judge also ruled against most of Bannon’s attempts at a defense because they were (also) irrelevant.

Which brings me back to why the appeal will not be bulletproof. Or even likely to succeed.

IMHLO, of course. Which is worth what you pay for it.

Of course my strategy is generally to minimize my client's time in custody and perhaps other approaches vary.

— YesterdayIsAHardWordForHat (@Popehat) July 22, 2022

There’s that, too.

In all seriousness, Bannon really does seem to be bucking for the statutory maximum, and perhaps even consecutive sentences. https://t.co/yv5Oghenqw

— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) July 22, 2022

Maybe this is what he meant by “going medieval”?

Bannon joined Tucker Carlson and immediately murdered irony pic.twitter.com/NRUMCicdtT

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2022

Yeah, this’ll help at his sentencing hearing.

Bannon says “they wouldn’t let me put on a defense” and again criticizes House J6 committee members for not testifying. “If I go to jail, I go to jail,” Bannon says. “We’ve got a long appeals process….I’m going to fight this every step of the way.”

— Carrie Johnson (@johnson_carrie) July 23, 2022

Sure, dude. Sure. Have (medieval) fun with that. And I’m still wondering 💭:

I’m going to go out on a limb and predict this isn’t going to go over well with the judge at Bannon’s sentencing hearing. https://t.co/0wN9Xcqv2a

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 23, 2022

Is Bannon still a threat to democracy? Because he’s encouraging me to vote: for Democrats. And people who understand the nature of democracy.

Bold in the green room/mute in the courtroom. https://t.co/8QpOvJOl4U

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) July 23, 2022