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Longtime Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> ally Steve Bannon<\/strong><\/a> was released from prison early Tuesday, and it seems the scandal-plagued podcast host is determined to use his freedom to help the former president return to the White House.<\/p>\n \u201cThe four months in federal prison not only didn\u2019t break me, it empowered me,\u201d the 70-year-old stated as he resumed his online show. \u201cI am more energized and more focused than I\u2019ve ever been in my entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at Bannon\u2019s recent time in prison and his current net worth.<\/p>\n Bannon was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress in July 2022: one for refusing to sit for a deposition with the Jan. 6 House Committee and another for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement in Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in the 2020 presidential race.<\/p>\n \u201cA defendant chose allegiance to Donald Trump over compliance with the law,\u201d a Justice Department prosecutor told jurors at the trial, emphasizing that Bannon \u201chad contempt for Congress,\u201d which was seeking to understand \u201cwhy Jan. 6 happened and how to ensure it never happens again.\u201d<\/p>\n When he began serving his sentence at a low-security federal correctional institution in Connecticut in July, Bannon referred to himself as a \u201cpolitical prisoner.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am proud of going to prison,\u201d he stated at the time, adding that he was standing up to Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/strong> and a \u201ccorrupt\u201d Justice Department.<\/p>\n According to Celebrity Net Worth<\/a>, Bannon is worth $20 million. In 2017, Forbes<\/em> reported that during Bannon\u2019s tenure as senior counselor and chief strategist to Trump, his net worth was estimated to be between $9.5 million and $48 million.<\/p>\n Currently, Bannon hosts a podcast called \u201cWar Room,\u201d which frequently appeared in Apple\u2019s Top Podcasts before Bannon reported to prison.<\/p>\n Previously, he was the executive chairman of the far-right website Breitbart and served on the board of the now-defunct data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica. Bloomberg<\/em> reported that Bannon\u2019s stake in Cambridge Analytica, a data collection firm linked to Brexit, was sold for up to $5 million before he joined Trump\u2019s administration in 2016 as chief executive of the former president\u2019s campaign.\u00a0Bannon was ultimately removed from his role in April 2017, and he officially left the White House in August of the same year.<\/p>\n While he is well-known as the head of several anti-globalization organizations that fund the European right-wing, Bannon was once an officer in the US Navy and a film producer before transitioning into publishing controversial content. In the 1990s, he became an executive producer of several Hollywood films, including Titus<\/em> starring Anthony Hopkins<\/strong><\/a>, as well as far-right projects like The Undefeated<\/em> and Occupy Unmasked.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nWhy Did Bannon Go to Jail?<\/h2>\n
What Is Bannon\u2019s Net Worth?<\/h2>\n
What Is Bannon\u2019s Job and How Did He Make Money?<\/h2>\n