Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was released from prison Tuesday morning after serving a four-month sentence for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 Select Committee.
Bannon was was taken into custody July 1 following an order from Judge Carl J. Nichols granting prosecutors’ motion requiring the “War Room” host to serve the four-month sentence he received in Oct. 2022.
Bureau of Prisons spokesperson Randilee Giamusso confirmed Bannon’s, according to NBC News. Bannon started his sentence shortly before Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden on the Democrat ticket.
“Steve Bannon is a free man,” Natalie Winters, the guest host of Bannon’s show during his imprisonment, wrote on Twitter.
Steve Bannon is a Free Man.
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) October 29, 2024
The 70-year-old Trump ally served his time at FCI Danbury in Connecticut. His inmate number was 05635-509, the outlet reported.
Don’t ever forget what they did to Steve Bannon. pic.twitter.com/Sn4bW4sW2I
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) October 28, 2024
Bannon filed a last-ditch motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in late June in an attempt to avoid prison time.
Bannon told political commentator Tucker Carlson he does not fear going to prison before his sentence began. (RELATED: Tucker Gives His Most Fiery Speech Yet: ‘They Went Out Of Their Way To Humiliate You And Spit On You And The Graves Of Your Ancestors)
“I’m not afraid of going to prison.”
Steve Bannon has been ordered to prison. Him and @TuckerCarlson respond: pic.twitter.com/mt7IPuamOZ
— Tucker Carlson Network (@TCNetwork) June 11, 2024
“From the Justice Department to the FBI, the Wall Street crowd, you can see this everywhere in our society, the attacks on the family,” Bannon said at the time. “And they play for keeps. And I’m so glad that the Alex Joneses and the Tucker Carlsons, and particularly since you had the opportunity to leave Fox, uh, ourselves, and so many others now understand that this is a war to the knife, right?”
“We have to win this,” he continued. “If we don’t win this, this country’s going to devolve into some kind of neo-Marxist totalitarian regime of which is pretty far down the road right now. That’s why I don’t fear going to prison, right? I know it’s gonna take my voice off. The war is still going to go on and I keep saying it’s next man up.”
Steve Bannon has been released from prison earlier this morning!
Welcome back Steve!!
Let’s win this election and defeat these communists!! pic.twitter.com/lq08VVuhh4— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) October 29, 2024
Bannon was eligible for home confinement Oct. 19, but his sentence was too short to secure approval, Acting Warden Darek Puzio told the conservative firebrand’s attorneys in a letter.
Bannon’s daughter, Maureen, met him when he was released early Tuesday, CNN reported. He is expected to host a radio program later Tuesday.
🚨 BANNON IS FREE pic.twitter.com/K4ke3fnLy0
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 29, 2024
Harris is set to deliver her closing arguments to “turn the page” on Trump during a campaign event at the Washington, D.C.’s, Ellipse — the location of Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 rally, according to ABC News.
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