Steve Bannon Released from Prison Ahead of Election, Resumes Political Activism

Conservative figure Steve Bannon wasted no time in resuming his work after his early Tuesday morning release from federal prison, just a week before the critical Nov. 5 election.

Bannon served a four-month sentence following his conviction for contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee, formed under then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

A former CEO of Trump’s 2016 campaign and an adviser in the Trump administration, Bannon had previously labeled himself a “political prisoner” before reporting in July to the Federal Correctional Institute in Danbury, Connecticut, as reported by The Associated Press.

At the time, he stated, “I am proud of going to prison,” adding, “If this is what it takes to stand up to tyranny… to stand up to the corrupt, criminal [Department of Justice]… to stand up to Joe Biden, I’m proud to do it.”

During his Tuesday return to “War Room” on Real America’s Voice network, Bannon declared, “Nancy Pelosi sent me to a federal prison… as a political prisoner to do two things. To make sure that she tried to tamp down the power of this show.”

Directing his words to Pelosi, he said, “Nancy Pelosi, take out your No. 2 pencil and write this down. This show has never been more powerful… The audience has never been more powerful.”

Looking to the election, Bannon predicted a decisive victory for Trump and the GOP, stating, “[We’ll] deliver a knockout blow to [Pelosi’s] progressive insanity on [Nov. 5].”

Reflecting on his prison experience, he said, “[T]he four months in federal prison not only didn’t break me, it empowered me. I am more energized… than I have ever been… just like in 2016 and 2020… we have to defeat it.”

Peter Navarro, another former White House aide, served a similar sentence for defying a Jan. 6 committee subpoena and was released in time to address the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

Addressing his supporters, Navarro said, “The D.C. swamp… convicted me… jailed me… They did not break me,” drawing cheers from the crowd.

The Biden DOJ pursued charges against both Bannon and Navarro in Washington, D.C., while declining to prosecute officials such as Attorney General Merrick Garland, former Attorney General Eric Holder, and ex-IRS official Lois Lerner for ignoring congressional subpoenas from Republican-led committees during Obama’s tenure.