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Bannon left the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury,
Connecticut, according to Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for
the federal Bureau of Prisons. He planned to hold a news
conference later in the day in Manhattan, his representatives
said. He’s also expected to resume his podcast Tuesday.
Bannon, 70, 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: one for refusing to sit for a deposition with the Jan.
6 House Committee and a second for refusing to provide documents
related to his involvement 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."
“I am proud of going to prison,” he said at the time, adding
that he was standing up 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. 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.
Prosecutors, though, say 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 U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon has pleaded not guilty to
money laundering, conspiracy, fraud and other charges. A trial
in that case is scheduled to begin in December.
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