Former Donald Trump political advisor Steve Bannon could be leaving prison sooner than anticipated.
If Bannon gets his way.
In a Thursday filing, his attorneys argued that circumstances have changed since the court last issued a ruling ordering him to report to prison, now asking to be released from prison.
Bannon has been behind bars since July serving a four-month sentence for his conviction on contempt of Congress charges, which stem from ignoring a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.
“Mr. Bannon’s case presents compelling circumstances because of the subsequent developments discussed above—namely the realistic prospect that the D.C. Circuit will grant en banc or issue dissents from denial on the core issue in this case, either of which would demonstrate this case raises substantial issues and that Mr. Bannon should not have to serve his entire sentence before the en banc D.C. Circuit or Supreme Court can hear his case,” the Thursday filing states.
Bannon was convicted in 2022, but his sentence was initially put on hold pending his appeal. When the D.C. Circuit upheld his conviction in May, District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, granted the government’s motion to require Bannon to serve the sentence.
The Supreme Court declined to put his sentence on hold in late June.
“If the Court does not reimpose bail pending appeal, the Court should alternatively impose a period of supervised release,” Bannon’s filing states.
Bannon said he was “proud” to go to prison before entering in July.
“If this is what it takes the stand up to tyranny, if this what it takes the stand up to the Garland corrupt criminal DOJ, if this is what it takes to stand up to Nancy Pelosi, if this is what it takes to stand up to Joe Biden to Joe Biden, I’m proud to do it,” he said, according to ABC News.
This in an on-going story. Check back for further developments.