In the summer of 2024, Bannon turned himself in to federal jail. Find out additional details regarding his sentencing and the date of his release.
The right-wing podcast “Bannon’s War Room” was popularized by Steve Bannon, who was formerly an advisor to Donald Trump. Following his subpoena from the Select Committee investigating the Attack on January 6, the 70-year-old was just granted parole from prison. Then why was Bannon convicted and given a prison term?
Scroll down for additional details regarding Bannon’s incarceration.
Steve Bannon: Who Is He?
The “War Room” podcast host and political counselor to Trump wasn’t Bannon’s only job. He had experience in a number of industries. He was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and a United States Naval officer from 1977 to 1983. Bannon became the acting director of research at Biosphere 2 in the 1990s. However, the native of Virginia had also started executive producing a number of films at the time, a role he maintained until 2016. That same year, Bannon was named Trump’s campaign chief executive officer.
Bannon was appointed to the position of Senior Counselor to the President following Trump’s 2016 election. Yet, Bannon’s tenure with Trump was brief, lasting only from January 2017 until August 2017.
Following Bannon’s dismissal, Trump addressed the matter. “When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind,” the ex-The Apprentice host reportedly told the Florida Times-Union.
“Steve was a staffer who worked for me after I had already won the nomination by defeating seventeen rivals, frequently hailed as the most skilled field ever assembled in the Republican party,” Trump reportedly added, as reported by the website. The unsung heroes of this nation brought about our historic triumph, and Steve played a minor role in it. Still, Steve was instrumental in the Republican Party’s loss of Alabama’s Senate seat, which had been controlled by them for over 30 years. “Steve isn’t here to represent my base; he’s just interested in himself.”
Steve Bannon’s Use of Be Sentenced?
Beginning in July of 2024, Bannon was incarcerated at FCI Danbury in Connecticut. It was reported by the Associated Press that before Bannon turned himself in to federal prison, a jury had found him guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress. The first count was for declining to participate in a deposition with the January 6 House Committee, and the second count was for withholding documents pertaining to his role in Trump’s endeavors to reverse his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.
By citing “compelling circumstances because of the subsequent developments discussed above – namely the realistic prospect that the D.C. Circuit will grant en banc or issue dissents from denial on the core issue in this case,” the podcaster’s defense team hoped to convince a federal judge to release Bannon from prison early, reasoning that the case raises substantial issues and that Bannon shouldn’t have to serve out his entire sentence before the en banc D.C. Circuit or Supreme Court can hear his case, according to CNN.
Did Steve Bannon Get Out of Jail?
On October 29, 2024, following a four-month stint in prison, Bannon was granted parole. The 2024 presidential election was taking place when he was released.
