Political pundit and former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon has been released from prison after his conviction of refusing to comply with a subpoena for the January 6 congressional commission. Richard Pollina reports in the New York Post:
Steve Bannon was released from a Connecticut federal prison early Tuesday after serving four months behind bars for failing to comply with a subpoena related to the Jan. 6 congressional committee.
“Steve Bannon is a Free Man,” Natalie Winters, who co-hosts the former Donald Trump adviser’s “War Room” podcast, posted on X just after 6 a.m.
The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Bannon, 70, had been released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn., where he’d been since reporting on July 1.
He walked out with his daughter Maureen, according to CNN.
A representative for Bannon also said he would hold a news conference later in the day in Manhattan.
Bannon’s release comes just one week before the 2024 election.
The longtime Trump ally was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to testify to the Jan. 6 committee and a second for refusing to provide documents.
Although his sentencing occurred in October 2022, a US district judge postponed the jail term while Bannon appealed the decision.
A federal appeals court panel upheld Bannon’s convictions in May.
Bannon will continue to appeal the guilty conviction despite already serving his sentence.
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