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    Former Trump aide Steve Bannon will be released from prison on Tuesday

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    WASHINGTON – Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist under the Trump administration, will be released from a Connecticut prison Tuesday, a week after Election Day, after serving 4 months in prison. prison sentence.

    Bannon was imprisoned in July for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena by the House committee conducting the investigation. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. He was also fined $6,500.

    a jury Trump’s top ally found guilty Two counts of contempt of Congress. One accusation came after Bannon refused to appear to testify before the committee, another was after he refused to produce documents.

    He was one of two former Trump aides. Peter NavarroThose found guilty of defying the committee. Navarro served his one-month sentence at a federal prison in Miami and was released in July.

    Initiatives by Bannon’s legal team release him from prison prematurely and his conviction was unsuccessfully overturned.

    Bannon is the host of the “War Room” podcast, a favorite of Trump supporters that has garnered millions of listeners. Since Bannon’s incarceration, his podcast has featured guest hosts: Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas.

    Bannon also made false claims on the podcast about the 2020 election, including that it was affected by voter fraud. Former President Donald Trump made similar false claims about voter fraud affecting the 2020 race, and those claims were rejected by the courts.

    Bannon had previously said: Trump’s political rivals If the former president is re-elected, he will be investigated and prosecuted.

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