Steve Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and former Donald Trump aide, has requested a federal judge to release him from prison early as he continues to challenge his contempt of Congress conviction. Bannon began serving a four-month sentence earlier this summer for defying a congressional subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack. His current release date is set for October 29.
Bannon's prison sentence was temporarily on hold as he contested his conviction in federal courts in Washington, DC. However, after a three-judge panel of the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against him in May, he was instructed to commence serving his sentence.
