Steve Bannon to be released from prison days ahead of election

Trump's erstwhile main strategist was imprisoned for contempt of Congress.

Steve Bannon, a erstwhile advisor to Donald Trump, will beryllium released from situation connected Tuesday.

The timing puts him backmost successful beforehand of nan media precisely 1 week earlier Election Day -- and he's already called his first property conference, which will return spot conscionable hours aft his scheduled release.

On Tuesday, Bannon will person served his four-month situation sentence, on pinch paying a $6,500 fine.

He was sentenced connected two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to comply pinch a lawsuit related to nan Jan. 6, 2021, riot astatine nan Capitol.

Steve Bannon speaks pinch ABC News' Jonathan Karl.

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Although his sentencing took spot successful Oct. 2022, a U.S. territory judge agreed to postpone nan jailhouse word while Bannon appealed nan decision.

The determination was upheld by a national appeals tribunal successful May 2024, and Bannon has since been serving his clip astatine a national situation successful Danbury, Connecticut.

Sam Mangel, Bannon's situation consultant, told ABC News that his customer taught history and American authorities successful prison.

"He was fantabulous astatine it, I'm told," Mangel said. "The group who took his classes really enjoyed it, because he's an extraordinarily intelligent man. And has a wealthiness of knowledge that nary 1 other successful that installation could perchance have."

The situation advisor told ABC News Bannon "held his caput up high" and was respected by nan different inmates.

"I'm judge he's rather gladsome to put it down him and move connected pinch his life," Mangel added. "From what I'm told, he feels he's sewage a batch near to execute now."

Before reporting to prison, Bannon told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl that he had "no regrets" astir defying nan House Jan. 6 Committee's subpoena.

"If it took maine going to situation to yet get nan House to commencement to move, to commencement to delegitimize nan illegitimate J6 committee, then, hey, conjecture what, my going to situation is worthy it," he said astatine nan time.

Bannon utilized his "War Room" podcast to denote a property convention for nan greeting of his release, which is scheduled to return spot successful Manhattan connected Tuesday.