Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Donald Trump state Steve Bannon was released from situation aboriginal Tuesday, aft serving a four-month condemnation for defying a subpoena successful the legislature probe into the U.S. Capitol onslaught connected Jan. 6, 2021.

Bannon near the Federal Correctional Institution successful Danbury, Connecticut, according to Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the national Bureau of Prisons. He planned to clasp a quality league aboriginal successful the time successful Manhattan, his representatives said. He’s besides expected to resume his podcast Tuesday.

Bannon, 70, reported to the situation July 1 aft the Supreme Court rejected his bid to hold the situation condemnation portion helium appeals his conviction.

A assemblage recovered Bannon blameworthy successful 2022 of 2 counts of contempt of Congress: 1 for refusing to beryllium for a deposition with the Jan. 6 House Committee and a 2nd for refusing to supply documents related to his engagement Trump's efforts to overturn his nonaccomplishment to Joe Biden successful the 2020 statesmanlike race.

When helium began serving his condemnation successful July, Bannon called himself a “political prisoner."

“I americium arrogant of going to prison,” helium said astatine the time, adding that helium was lasting up Attorney General Merrick Garland and a “corrupt” Justice Department.

Trump, a Republican, is seeking to regain the presidency successful adjacent week's predetermination against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

A national appeals tribunal sheet upheld Bannon's convictions successful May. Bannon is present asking the afloat appeals tribunal to perceive his case. His ineligible squad had argued that the legislature subpoena was invalid due to the fact that Trump had asserted enforcement privilege. Prosecutors, though, accidental Bannon had near the White House years earlier and Trump had ne'er invoked enforcement privilege successful beforehand of the committee.

Bannon faces further transgression charges successful New York authorities court, alleging helium duped donors who gave wealth to physique a partition on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon has pleaded not blameworthy to wealth laundering, conspiracy, fraud and different charges. A proceedings successful that lawsuit is scheduled to statesman successful December.