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Steve Bannon released from prison early a week before US election

Steve Bannon released from prison early a week before US election



Trump ally served four-month sentence for defying subpoena in investigation into 6 January attackUS politics live – latest updatesLongtime Donald Trump acolyte Steve Bannon was released from prison on Tuesday, following a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena in an investigation of the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack.The far-right firebrand’s release from federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, comes just one week before election day. Bannon, 70, surrendered to prison on 1 July after the US supreme court rebuffed his effort to postpone this sentence pending appeal. Continue reading…



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Author : Victoria Bekiempis

Publish date : 2024-10-29 13:29:33

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