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Even now he is flouting the will of the court, and today he faces justice. what s the best guess from experts? it s hard to read in on the tea leaves on sentencing sometimes, but what is the best estimate that people think he could spend time in jail, and if so, how much really might he spend? reporter: the law does appear to call for a minimum of 30 days in jail. that s being debated. the statute is a bit unclear. most people think there is a substantial likelihood of some kind of confinement here. if you talk to defense lawyers who practice in federal court, this is a relatively minor case. it s a misdemeanor. but then when you look at the larger context, look at the way the justice department framed it in their brief, they framed this as an assault on democracy and say that steve bannon thumbed his nose at not only the congress but the judicial system, so this is a bigger case than just a misdemeanor. it would also be one of the first times, probably the first ....