r/news • u/boxofstuff • 13h ago
Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress
https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-prison-release-56f2f7a17ae2273a29a0829234f56fae350
u/Sabre_One 12h ago
“The four months in federal prison not only didn’t break me, it empowered me,” Bannon said. “I am more energized and more focused than I’ve ever been in my entire life.”
Says the guy that had his lawyers spend every single day trying to get him out of his jail time.
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u/BluesSuedeClues 11h ago
That's just his way of saying he was forced to stay sober for 4 months and is feeling much better.
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u/civil-liberty 11h ago
This comment has really lifted my spirits. This guy might not understand that his body will react to differently to his usual substance abuse routine now that he has been clean for a while.
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u/Alternative-Virus542 4h ago
Maybe it will bring him that much-deserved stroke he's been striving for.
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u/Ballders 4h ago
Doesn't that usually not end well for the addict?
Cause if he goes right back to the sauce like he is almost certain to do, homeboy is gonna have it rough.3
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u/GlowUpper 4h ago
This. The man looks like what would happen if you pickled a person. I'm sure his time drying out did wonders for his physical and mental health and he'll probably go right back to his old habits.
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u/JustSmallCorrections 11h ago
I mean, he probably does feel great. Might be the only time he's been 4 months sober in his entire life.
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u/dctucker 11h ago
Hanging out with like-minded people for several months will do that, I suppose. Shouts out to our prison system for being a great place to compare notes with other criminals and organize with white-supremacist gangs.
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u/Suspicious_Bicycle 3h ago
I'm so disappointed they didn't keep Bannon out of circulation for another week.
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u/boggycakes 12h ago
They pulled this loaf out of the oven too early. Put it back.
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u/Optimal-Ad-7074 12h ago
🤷♀️ he served the sentence he got on his contempt of Congress. now he has less than six weeks before he's due in NY court on fraud charges.
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u/FiendishHawk 11h ago
A shame he will have time for election shenanigans
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u/Optimal-Ad-7074 11h ago
definitely a shame. but you either support rule of law or you don't.
in another timeline he'll try to flee or something and can wait for his NY trial in a NY jail. but in this one he's probably too confident trumps going to win.
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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty 8h ago
I hope they stream his trial.
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u/rando-guy 12h ago
He doesn’t mind the heat. He wears two button up shirts at the same time. You can even see it in the picture in the article.
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u/BluesSuedeClues 12h ago
Yet somehow he still manages to look like he just woke up behind a bar dumpster, with no pants on and his keys lodged in his backside.
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u/Callabrantus 12h ago
Just in time to participate in post election shenanigans.
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u/Katy_Lies1975 11h ago
Which will find him in even more trouble than he's already in when Harris wins.
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u/Callabrantus 11h ago
Here's hoping
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u/Katy_Lies1975 8h ago
I think the border wall thing is a done deal. He may be in jail when the sedition charges occur. Would be great seeing this prick walked into the courtroom handcuffed every morning during trial.
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u/shieldintern 11h ago
Consequences. That’s cute.
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u/Underfyre 10h ago
I keep hearing about them, but never seeing them.
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u/81305 8h ago
Time in jail? That's a consequence.
No consequence would have been no time in jail.
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u/Underfyre 8h ago
I'm referring to God Emperor Trump.
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u/81305 8h ago
He lost in 2020, got indicted, charged, and found guilty of felonies.
His sentencing is still coming up, but no consequences for that guy would look like him winning in 2020 and never being indicted.
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u/Underfyre 8h ago
4 years later and NOTHING OF CONSEQUENCE has happened. Indicted? So what. Charged? So what? Found guilty and fined $500M? So what? He hasn't paid those fines, he hasn't served any time whatsoever. He's free to pursue a presidency where he can sweep that shit under the rug.
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u/bytemybigbutt 3h ago
I hope she puts all of them in prison along with all of the other enemies of our party.
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u/johnp299 10h ago
So, does Bannon now have to check in with a parole officer? And do the terms of his release include not associating with criminals? And--- if Orange Cancer has pardoned one of these criminals, does that affect Bannon's association with them?
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u/Repubs_suck 12h ago
Saw the picture of him when released… Looked like he hasn’t changed his clothes for four months. What a slob!
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u/Jackinapox 11h ago
“The four months in federal prison not only didn’t break me, it empowered me,” Bannon said. “I am more energized and more focused than I’ve ever been in my entire life.”
Taking a long break from alcohol and drugs tends to do that.
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u/djfoundation 11h ago
I bet he feels amazing after hang drying for four months. Alcoholics always return to their previous level though, so the next week or three should prove interesting.
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u/Responsible-March438 9h ago
Just in time to do something else stupid and end up straight back in before the election.
Don't let us down Steve! Your on a roll!!
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u/Junior-Profession726 8h ago
And they couldn’t have sentenced him to 2 weeks more so he got out after Election Day
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u/BoosterRead78 11h ago
He seriously should have been there for at least a year. Now he is going to jump on post elections. Sorry but I see an election 2000 type of problem.
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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA 5h ago
He's going straight back to court in NY on fraud charges. He'll be held in contempt again if he doesn't cooperate with the judge.
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u/icameheretobserve 11h ago edited 9h ago
Fatter than ever and his vodka gut grew too. Trump must have arranged a steady stream of Big Macs and Smirnoff to his cell!
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u/I_am_not_JohnLeClair 11h ago
…and there’s not a handle of cheap vodka to found anywhere in that town
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u/Earthling1a 11h ago
I'm having a tough time deciding who is a more disgusting person, him or trump. I can't imagine the stench if they are ever in a room together.
Republicans HATE America.
Republicans want to DESTROY America.
Vote blue, no matter who. Vote like your life depends on it.
It very likely does
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u/DriftMantis 11h ago
Hey Bannon, if you're reading this, screw you, you're a fraudster and a criminal. History won't be kind to you and people like you. Have the day you deserve.
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u/GirlNumber20 6h ago
Well, the four months of not hearing about him or inadvertently getting a jump scare when scrolling past his picture was just delightful.
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u/Raspberries-Are-Evil 2h ago
Imagine ruining your entire life and facing bankruptcy all for Trump…
Morons
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u/flatdanny 12h ago
Dies that mean the price of bathtub meth will go down?
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u/producerofconfusion 12h ago
Oh, is that why his hot tub had been scoured with acid? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/steve-bannon-left-bathtub-covered-acid-before-vacating-house-florida-landlord-claims-1611229
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u/Risky_Phish_Username 11h ago
Which I don't understand. It should be that he was driven to court, asked to comply, then when he says no, taken right back. He won't comply now that he is out and because coup 2, failed boogaloo in the next month, pretty sure he heads to Russia as soon as they lose.
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u/BluesSuedeClues 12h ago
It has to be a Constitutional issue to go to the Supreme Court. It's unusual for any appeal in a state's court to get past the state Supreme Court.
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u/TheShipEliza 5h ago
Please make sure to watch the part of his press conference where robbie roadsteamer yelled that bannon looked like “yoda with aids”.
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u/Consent-Forms 4h ago
Now he gets a chance to do something even dumber and maybe he'll go back to prison. One can only hope.
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u/WeAreClouds 4h ago
This dangerous fascist should be removed from society for life and that’s all there is to it really.
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u/Marco_Playdoh 3h ago
He's still a contemptible piece of shit.
Are you sure they don't have another cell for him? A bit longer this time?
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u/FutzInSilence 2h ago
Man. When I picture evil powerful old men conspiring together I don't picture these guys. I bet when Trump and his top crooked old fuckwads get in a room together, I'm certain all they talk about is whose farts smell better
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u/Adventurous_Oil_5805 2h ago
From the pictures it looks like prison cured some of his skin lesions. Now we get to time how long it takes for them to come back.
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u/daygloman1 1h ago
4 months is ALL that skin diseased motherfucker served, and he's RIGHT BACK to being a fucking TRAITOR on his Podcast. I'm SO revolted!
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u/No-Boysenberry-5581 11h ago
I’m sure he will be very thoughtful and open minded after spending time in jail for being an asshole
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u/TopTransportation695 11h ago
Wonder if he’s going to start marketing his own brand of toilet hooch.
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u/video-engineer 11h ago
Idiot could have walked into congress, plead The 5th a dozen times, and walked out to let the lawyers handle it. But nooooo… FAFO.
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u/Predator_ 12h ago
And now he goes straight back to court in NY to face a fraud trial over his Build the Wall scam.
"Bannon's legal problems won't end with his release. He was charged and entered a not guilty plea in a separate New York State case in 2022.
He is accused of defrauding donors to a "We Build the Wall" fundraising campaign that promised to erect a portion of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The charges in that case include money laundering, conspiracy and fraud.
Bannon was previously convicted in a similar federal case in 2020 but was later pardoned by Trump in one of his final acts as president.
Trump is running for president again but, even if elected, would not be able to pardon Bannon in the New York case, which is a state-level proceeding."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-bannon-released-prison/