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Steve Bannon spends his first day out of prison stumping for Trump

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    The D.C. Circuit affirmed Bannon's two contempt-of-Congress convictions. It held that circuit precedent barred good-faith reliance on executive privilege as a defense to willful default and rejected his challenges to the committee and trial rulings. Bannon's lawyers had argued that Trump's privilege position and the committee's structure made noncompliance lawful; the panel rejected those arguments.

    July 1 reporting date and October 29 release after completed four-month term

    D.C. Circuit unanimously affirms Bannon's contempt convictions · Convictions affirmed; Bannon later served four months

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    Bannon was released from FCI Danbury after reporting July 1 and serving the four-month contempt sentence. The same day he returned to his War Room broadcast and urged turnout for Trump, calling himself a political prisoner. Release completed the custodial punishment; it did not vacate the convictions or show that the prosecution was legally retaliatory.

    July 1 reporting date, October 29 release, completed term, political response, and conviction posture

    Bannon leaves federal prison after four months and immediately campaigns for Trump · Released after serving sentence; convictions remain