The Department of Justice, mired in corruption, has disclosed to its close media ally CNN the specifics of political prisoner Steve Bannon’s upcoming sentence.
Bannon, a former Trump strategist turned radio host, is set to begin a four-month prison term on July 1st for his refusal to testify before Liz Cheney’s controversial January 6 Committee.
Despite efforts by Bannon’s legal team to secure his placement in the more comfortable “Club Fed” facility, DOJ sources have informed CNN that he will instead serve his time in a low-security prison.
CNN reported:
When former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon goes to prison, he won’t be serving time at what’s known as a “Club Fed,” the most comfortable type of facility in the federal system, as he had wanted, according to people familiar with the arrangements.
Instead of a minimum-security prison camp, where many nonviolent offenders serve their time, Bannon – now a right-wing podcaster with a following of loyal Trump supporters – is set to report next month to the low-security federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, one of the sources told CNN.
A federal judge ruled recently that Bannon must turn himself in by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress even as he appeals the case. His attorneys initially thought he may be able to do his time at a camp, the sources said.
The individuals who spoke with CNN also verified that Bannon is expected to work alongside individuals convicted of violent crimes and sex offenses, although most of the prison population will consist of white-collar offenders.
The prison in Connecticut where Bannon will live houses a large number of white-collar criminals, but it also may house violent and sex offenders in its men’s population.
It doesn’t have cells, and instead houses its inmates in open pods. Yet it does have a noticeable barrier — referred to colloquially as “the wall” — between the prison facility and the outside world, which prison camps don’t have.
More than 1,000 male prisoners are in the Danbury facility. Its much smaller adjacent prison camp for women was immortalized in a former prisoner’s memoir that inspired the TV show “Orange is the New Black.”
In an interview with Tucker Carlson last week, Bannon indicated his prison sentence was a small price to pay for winning the political revolution against the Biden regime.
“Hey, I served my country on a Navy ship, I’ll serve my country as a political prisoner, in a federal prison for a misdemeanor,” he said at the time. “I don’t bat one eye. I’ll do whatever, whatever it takes to win this revolution, whatever we have to do.”
Bannon’s resolve remains unshaken.
His defiant declaration that he is willing to endure this ordeal as a political prisoner underscores the depth of his commitment to what he, and many others see as a revolutionary cause.
As the clock ticks down to July 1st, Bannon’s impending imprisonment serves as a poignant reminder of the high stakes in today’s polarized political landscape.
Whether viewed as an act of defiance or an inevitable consequence, Bannon’s conviction symbolizes the enduring tension between power, accountability, and ideology in modern America.
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The gestapo lives on in America. Steve Bannon is their latest victim.
That makes his murder all the more possible when staged.