Steve Bannon Freed From Prison One Week Before Election, Set to Resume 'War Room'

Oct 29, 2024, 11:03 AM

Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, was released from federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, on Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress. Convicted of defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, Bannon taught history and American government classes while incarcerated. His release comes one week before Election Day. Upon his release, he was met by his daughter Maureen. Bannon is expected to hold a press conference at 3pm in New York City and resume hosting his radio program 'War Room.'