The conservative podcaster's team has been trying to get permission for him to serve the remainder of his sentence from home.
Steve Bannon will be released from prison a week before the U.S. election, it has been revealed.The conservative podcaster, and former White House aide, is currently serving a 120-day sentence in Danbury, Connecticut, for contempt of Congress.Bannon's legal team has been trying to get permission for him to serve the remainder of his sentence from home, in Washington, D.C., but the Bureau of Prisons denied the request.
'Why Is He in Prison?Bannon was convicted in 2022 of defying a subpoena to testify in front of the January 6 House Select Committee, which led an investigation into the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.The committee wanted to know about phone conversations it believed Bannon had with Trump on January 5, but Bannon argued he should not have to cooperate because of executive privilege - a legal concept that allows presidents to keep certain communications secret.
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