Trump ally Steve Bannon set to be freed from prison: report

Steve Bannon, an adviser of former President Donald Trump, is set to be released from prison next week, according to a new report.

Bannon, who was appointed in 2016 as CEO of the Trump campaign and later as chief strategist after Trump's election to the White House, was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify to House investigators of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the capitol. He was sentenced in 2022 to serve four months in prison.

Katelyn Polantz, senior crime and justice reporter for CNN, reported Monday that Bannon will get out of prison on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

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A first-time felony offender, Bannon has recently tried to seek leniency and get out of prison early, Polantz said. However, even though his attorneys have made their case, the warden at the Danbury, Connecticut, prison said they don't have time to release Bannon early.

"All of this is coming as Bannon has tried to re-emerge as a voice behind Donald Trump," Polantz said. "He hasn't been calling into his podcast, though his podcast is still out there."

Bannon plans to campaign for Trump upon his release, Polantz said.

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