Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, is set to be released from prison on Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena related to the investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Bannon, 70, is scheduled to leave the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, in the early hours of the morning. His representatives have announced that he will hold a news conference in Manhattan later in the day and resume his podcast.
The Supreme Court had rejected Bannon's request to delay his prison sentence while he appeals his conviction. In 2022, a jury found Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 House Committee's deposition and for withholding documents related to Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results.
During his time in prison, Bannon referred to himself as a 'political prisoner' and expressed defiance towards the Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Meanwhile, Trump, who is seeking to reclaim the presidency in the upcoming election, has distanced himself from Bannon's legal troubles.
In May, a federal appeals court upheld Bannon's convictions, and he is now seeking a full appeals court review of his case. His legal team argued that the congressional subpoena was invalid due to Trump's executive privilege claims, but prosecutors countered that Bannon had already left the White House by then, and executive privilege had not been invoked during the committee hearings.
Additionally, Bannon is facing separate criminal charges in New York state court for allegedly deceiving donors who contributed to a border wall project. He has pleaded not guilty to charges including money laundering, conspiracy, and fraud. The trial for this case is scheduled to commence in December.
