With just one week until Election Day, Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House chief strategist and now podcaster, is a free man. Bannon was released from prison on Tuesday, Oct. 29, after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena tied to an investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon is reportedly scheduled to return to hosting his “War Room” podcast on Tuesday, Oct. 29. His return comes amid a neck-and-neck presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
Jurors convicted Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with subpoenas from the U.S. House of Representatives committee dedicated to investigating the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon still faces legal troubles even with his release. He pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to accusations of defrauding donors for the “We Build the Wall” campaign.
He claimed the money would go to erecting a portion of the wall at the U.S. southern border. However, prosecutors argue Bannon used the funds to line his own pockets.
The former White House chief strategist was previously convicted in a similar case in 2020. However, he was pardoned by former President Donald Trump before he left office.
Before serving his sentence, Bannon asserted he was “proud to go to prison.” He also reportedly claimed there was “no chance” Democrats would win the upcoming election without “stealing it.”
He’s the second Trump White House aide to serve prison time for defying a Jan. 6, 2021, investigation subpoena. Jurors also found former White House official Peter Navarro guilty of contempt of U.S. Congress.
He served a four-month sentence and was released from prison in July. Navarro spoke at the Republican National Convention just hours after his release from prison.