Donald Trump is a longtime ally Steve Bannon He was released from prison early Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in a congressional investigation. Attack on the US Capitol Jan. 6, 2021.
Bannon was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Christy Brashers. He planned to hold a news conference in Manhattan.
Back on his podcast and online show Tuesday morning, Bannon said he was focused on helping Trump win the presidential election. He bashed the Democrats and their agenda and insisted on it Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent him to prison to silence his voice – despite a jury convicting him A judge sentenced him.
“Four months in federal prison didn’t break me, it empowered me,” Bannon said. “I have more energy and more focus than I’ve ever had in my entire life.”
Bannon, 70, reported to prison on July 1 after the Supreme Court rejected his bid to delay his sentence while he appeals his conviction.
A jury found Bannon guilty Race has two contempt of Congress charges in 2022: one for refusing to file before a House committee on Jan. 6, and the second for refusing to provide documents related to Trump’s efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Bannon called himself a “political prisoner” when he began serving his sentence in July.
“I’m proud to go to prison,” he said at the time, adding that he was standing up to Attorney General Merrick Garland and a “corrupt” Justice Department.
Trump, a Republican, is trying to win the presidency again Election next week Against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
A federal appeals court panel Bannon’s convictions were upheld in May. Bannon is now asking the full appeals court to hear his case. Trump’s legal team argued that the congressional subpoena was invalid because it invoked executive privilege. Prosecutors, however, say Bannon left the White House years ago and Trump never sought executive privilege before the committee.
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is in custody after surrendering in federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in a congressional investigation into the attack on the US Capitol. (AP Video: John Minchillo)
Bannon faces additional criminal charges in New York state court, he alleged Deceived donors He paid for the wall on the US-Mexico border. Bannon pleaded guilty to money laundering, conspiracy, fraud and other charges. The trial of the case is scheduled to begin in December.
