Trump ally Steve Bannon says he’s ‘proud’ as he surrenders for 4-month jail sentence & is met with ‘lock him up’ chants
Watch Bannon share his final words before being locked up
EX-TRUMP strategist Steve Bannon has officially arrived at Danbury Prison to begin his four-month sentence, making him the second member of the former president’s White House committee to serve prison time.
As he arrived at the prison, the former political strategist Bannon was met with a sea of protestors who insisted he was a traitor and screamed “lock him up” as he tried to speak.
The 70-year-old will be serving a four-month sentence, which is set to end just days before the November election.
On Monday morning, Bannon arrived at the federal prison with a smile as protestors yelled “Traitor!” according to a posted to X.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bannon tried to hold a press conference to speak with reporters but were drowned out by protester chants.
“Lock him up! Lock him up!” was all that could be heard as the pair spoke into microphones, per another posted to X.
Bannon also streamed the press conference on his podcast War Room.
“My voice is going to be heard every day. Their voice is going to be heard every day!” he declared.
CONVICTION
Bannon’s conviction comes just months after former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to a four-month prison sentence.
Both former White House employees were convicted for not complying with subpoenas issued to them by the committee responsible for investigating the events of January 6, 2021.
After almost a two-year sentencing delay, Bannon asked the Supreme Court to further delay his prison time until he finished challenging his case in Washington DC.
Last Friday, the Supreme Court rejected Bannon’s Hail Mary attempt at avoiding prison time.
Bannon argued his decision to blow off the subpoena was due to advice given by his lawyer, Robert Costello.
He also believed he could exert executive privilege, which allows the president and other executives to withhold conversations from the public.
The House panel, however, informed Bannon the conversations between him and Trump were not the primary focus of the subpoena so executive privilege could not be invoked.
‘MORE POWERFUL IN PRISON’
Despite Bannon’s legal troubles, he has remained heavily involved in Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
What can Steve Bannon expect in prison?
Former White House strategist for Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, will serve a four-month sentence at a Danbury Prison in Connecticut following his conviction.
Danbury is a small, low-security prison with less than 1,200 male and female inmates. It has been described as “one of the more hospitable penitentiaries” in the United States, per
It houses white-collar criminals as well as some violent offenders and sex offenders, according to .
While serving his sentence, Bannon won’t have access to the internet. However, he will be able to send emails without attachments, but they are monitored by the prison and sent on a delay.
The former strategist will also be allowed to use his hundreds of minutes of call time a month for 15-minute phone calls on a wall-mounted phone.
If an inmate uses all their minutes before the month is over, there isn’t an option to get more.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons code also does not allow inmates to have a business while incarcerated.
Convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has served her 20 year sentence at the prison since 2022.
Justin Paperny, an expert on federal prisons, said Danbury was “Disneyland” compared to the Metropolitan Detention Center where Maxwell previously was for 13 months, according to The Independent.
While Bannon has no official role in Trump’s campaign, he hosts a conservative far-right podcast promoting the former president’s 2024 efforts and is said to have tried to persuade him not to participate in last week’s presidential debate.
Although Bannon will be spending the next four months in federal prison without any internet access, he said he’s determined to continue to help the MAGA cause.
“I’m going to be more powerful in prison than I am now,” Bannon told last week.
“I’m not going to be sitting there going, ‘Oh, woe is me.”
The prison located in Danbury, Connecticut, where Bannon will be for the next few months, houses mainly white-collar criminals, per CNN.
Prisoners can send emails without any attachments, which are sent on a delay and monitored by the prison.
I will have a much bigger impact on the campaign when I’m in prison than I have now.
Steve Bannon
Those imprisoned are banned from conducting any business while inside Danbury.
On top of having limited email access, inmates are given hundreds of minutes of call time per month, which can be used in 15-minute increments.
Bannon won’t let these restrictions stop him as he said you must always “focus 100% of your time on winning.”
“I’m working 24/7 on this campaign,” said Bannon.
“I will have a much bigger impact on the campaign when I’m in prison than I have now.”
