Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon will be released from prison on Tuesday just days before the US presidential election on November 5.
Bannon had been serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
He is set to leave the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, in the early hours and hold a news conference later in the day in Manhattan, his representatives said.
He's also expected to resume his rightwing podcast on Tuesday.
The 70-year-old reported to the prison July 1 after the Supreme Court rejected his bid to delay the prison sentence while he appeals his conviction.
A jury found Bannon guilty in 2022 of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to sit for a deposition for lawmakers investigation into the January 6 insurrection attempt.
He was also found guilty for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement in Trump's efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race.
When he began serving his sentence in July, Bannon called himself a "political prisoner."
He said at the time: "I am proud of going to prison," adding that he was standing up to Attorney General Merrick Garland and a "corrupt" Justice Department.
Trump, a Republican, is seeking to regain the presidency in next week's election against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
A federal appeals court panel upheld Bannon's convictions in May but Bannon is now asking the full appeals court to hear his case.
His legal team had argued that the congressional subpoena was invalid because Trump had asserted executive privilege.
But prosecutors argue Bannon had left the White House years before and Trump had never invoked executive privilege in front of the committee.
Bannon faces additional criminal charges in New York state court, alleging he duped donors who gave money to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
He has pleaded not guilty to money laundering, conspiracy, fraud and other charges. A trial in that case is scheduled to begin in December.
