Steve Bannon, convicted of obstructing the parliamentary investigation into the assault on the Capitol, will serve a four-month sentence in a federal prison in Connecticut, in the northeast of the United States.
Convicted of obstructing the parliamentary investigation into the storming of the Capitol, former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon reported to a federal prison in the northeastern United States on Monday, July 1, to begin serving his sentence.
“I am proud to go to prison today (…) if that is what it takes to stand up to Joe Biden,” launched this populist ideologue, an influential figure in the ultra-conservative movement, before to enter Danbury Prison (Connecticut State), describing himself as “a political prisoner”.
Steve Bannon, 70, must now serve four months behind bars, after the suspension of his sentence, a result of one of his appeals, was rejected by a judge.
Steve Bannon still behind Donald Trump
Gray pants and black shirt, he was greeted near the prison building by a small crowd of supporters with “Trump 2024” flags and by one of the fiercest Trumpist elected officials in Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene, who gave him the hug in front of the cameras.
Although he no longer officially works for the Republican candidate, Steve Bannon assured him of his support on Monday and promised that he would use all his influence to promote his re-election, notably via his podcast “War Room”, which will continue without him.
Before arriving at Danbury prison, he spoke on his show to congratulate himself on the results of the first round of early legislative elections in France, marked by the clear victory of the extreme right, and on the other good results of this movement in other countries during the European elections: “our movement is living its moment”, he rejoiced.
Another former Trump adviser already in prison
Steve Bannon was sentenced in October 2022 to four months in prison for obstructing the investigative powers of Congress due to his refusal to cooperate with the parliamentary investigation into the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, a sentence confirmed on appeal on May 10, 2024.
The day before January 6, Steve Bannon predicted that “all hell” would break loose. And on the day that hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the seat of the US Congress, in an attempt to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the November 2020 election, Steve Bannon spoke on the phone with the outgoing president. The parliamentarians therefore wanted to question him about his role.
His entry into prison comes on the day that the conservative-majority US Supreme Court again delayed Donald Trump’s federal trial over his alleged attempts to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Another former adviser to Donald Trump at the White House, Peter Navarro, is already serving a four-month sentence for refusing to respond to a summons from Congress in the investigation into the assault on the Capitol.
