Former Trump White House strategist and popular podcast host Steve Bannon was released from federal prison Tuesday morning.
Bannon, the host of the War Room podcast and chief executive for the 2016 campaign of former President Donald Trump, was serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress after refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Bannon tried multiple times to delay his prison term while he appealed the charges. However, multiple courts, including the Supreme Court, denied him on several occasions, the Washington Examiner reported.
“I am proud to go to prison,” Bannon said earlier this year. “And this is what it takes to stand up to tyranny. This way, it takes a stand up to the Garland corrupt criminal DOJ. This is what it takes to stand up to Nancy Pelosi. This is what it takes to stand up to Joe Biden — to Joe Biden. I’m proud to do it.”
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In July, Bannon reported to a federal prison in Connecticut to serve his sentence.
His daughter Maureen met him upon his release, CNN reported. Bannon is expected to resume his duties as host of War Room beginning today.
