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Steve Bannon to be released from prison after four months for contempt

Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to be released from prison on Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Bannon is set to leave the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, in the predawn hours and hold a news conference later in the day in Manhattan, his representatives said. He's also expected to resume his podcast Tuesday. Bannon, 70, reported to the prison July 1 after the Supreme Court rejected his bid to delay the prison sentence while he appeals his conviction. A jury found Bannon guilty in 2022 of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition with the Jan. 6 House Committee and a second for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement Trump's efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race. When he began serving his sentence in July, Bannon called himself a political

Trump ally Bannon to report to prison to serve 4 mths on contempt charges

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack. A judge had allowed Bannon to stay free for nearly two years while he appealed, but ordered him to report to prison Monday after an appeals court panel upheld his contempt of Congress convictions. The Supreme Court rejected his last-minute appeal to stave off his sentence. A jury found Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition with the January 6 House Committee and a second for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement in the Republican ex-president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Defence attorneys have argued the case raises issues that should be examined by the Supreme Court, including Bannon's previous lawyer's belief that the subpoena was ...

Musk takes over Twitter: A list of banned accounts which may get restored

Ever since Musk took over Twitter, the internet was divided- while many supported his buyout deal, speculating more inclusion and free speech, others sound caution

Donald Trump's ex-adviser Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison

US right-wing figure Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress

Steve Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme

Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered on Thursday to face state money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York alleging he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Bannon is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors say that while Bannon promised donors all the money they gave would go to building the wall, he was involved in funnelling hundreds of thousands of dollars to two other people involved in the scheme. The indictment didn't identify those people by name, but the details match those of Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in April. Bannon's state-level charges in New York stem from the same alleged conduct as an attempted federal prosecution that ended abruptly, before trial, when Trump pardoned Bannon on his last day in office. Manhattan prosecutors also charged WeBuildTheWall, Inc., a nonprofit entity that Bannon and others allegedly used to solicit .

Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon to be indicted in NY for defrauding donors

Steve Bannon, who served as former US President Donald Trump's chief strategist, will surrender to New York State prosecutors on Thursday, according to media reports

Trump's ally Steve Bannon convicted of contempt for defying 1/6 subpoena

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump was convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection

Jan 6 panel sets prime-time hearing on Donald Trump, awaits Steve Bannon

The House committee investigating the Jan 6 riot is returning to prime time with a hearing that will examine the three-hour plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob stormed the Capitol.

Social media platforms 'designed' to weaken democracies: Barack Obama

"People like Putin, and Steve Bannon for that matter, understand it's not necessary for people to believe (misinformation) in order to weaken democratic institutions," Obama emphasised

Nikki Haley to receive Republican group's highest award at The Citadel

Former US Ambassador Nikki Haley is being feted Thursday night at The Citadel, where a Republican group is making her the first woman to receive its highest honour.

Former Trump adviser Bannon to plead not guilty to contempt of Congress

Steve Bannon, a one-time adviser to former US President Donald Trump, is pleading not guilty to his contempt of Congress charges

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted by federal grand jury

A US federal grand jury indicted former Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress

Donald Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others

The pardons and commutations for 143 people, including Bannon, were announced after midnight Wednesday in the final hours of Trump's White House term

With Steve Bannon arrest, 'Sovereign District' sends another salvo

If the recent firing of the top federal prosecutor was intended to quell criminal investigations into Trump's close associates, federal prosecutors in New York appear to have missed the memo

Steve Bannon: Rise & fall of ex-Trump aide now charged in border wall scam

His indictment came on the same morning the Trump administration lost a bid to block a subpoena by the Manhattan district attorney for the president's tax filings

Ex-White House adviser Steve Bannon, others arrested on fraud charges

Federal prosecutors alleged that Bannon and three others orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign

India isn't winning friends with its openly aggressive lurch to the right

The Indian government is behaving like Viktor Orban of Hungary or Donald Trump himself in its happy embrace of the global right.

Bannon calls Ivanka 'dumb as brick'; Trump says the ex-aide 'lost his mind'

Bannon also reportedly told Wolff that investigation into the Trump campaign's potential ties to Russia is centered on money laundering

Bannon exits, Trump unlikely to change stance

Bannon is right, China is becoming dominant economy

Fake news needs the competition, says Trump to Bannon in a send off message

On Friday, Bannon departed the White House after a turbulent seven-month tenure