Ex-Tump adviser Bannon starts prison sentence
In October 2022, Steve Bannon, the former advisor to ex-US President Donald Trump, was sentenced to a four-month prison term for contempt of Congress. In May 2023, his appeal was denied. Now, the 70-year-old is beginning his prison sentence - it seems this does not concern him, however.
The former chief strategist of ex-US President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, reported to the Federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, to serve his prison sentence. "I am proud to go to prison today," the 70-year-old stated before entering the federal prison.
Bannon was sentenced to prison in October 2022 for contempt of Congress but remained free during the appeals process. His appeal was then denied in May by a federal court. Bannon was convicted for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Congress formally certified the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election that day. Trump encouraged his supporters at a rally with the claim that he had been deprived of the presidency through massive fraud. As a result of the riots, five people lost their lives. To this day, the Republican recognizes his loss to Biden. He intends to move back into the White House after the presidential election in November.
A committee of the US House of Representatives investigated the Capitol riot and demanded cooperation from Trump associates, including Trump and Navarro, who refused. Navarro, too, was sentenced to a four-month prison term for contempt of Congress and has been serving since March.
Bannon was a central figure in Trump's presidential campaign in 2016. After Trump's election victory, he became chief strategist in the White House. Trump fired him, however, in August 2017. The two right-wing populists drew closer again later. Bannon also maintains contacts with ultraconservative groups in Europe.
Following his four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress in relation to the House Select Committee's investigation into the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, former US President Donald Trump's advisor Stephen Bannon expressed pride before entering the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. Despite the vibrant politics surrounding him, including the storming of the Capitol in Washington, USA, Bannon remains unperturbed.
