In a statement to The National Pulse, former Trump White House Chief Advisor Steve Bannon accused the Biden-Harris administration of unlawfully extending his incarceration past his release date, claiming it violates his rights under the First Step Act. Bannon suggested this move is politically motivated to silence him ahead of the 2024 election.
“Kamala Harris is the ‘Queen of Mass Incarcerations,’” Bannon told The National Pulse, highlighting her troubled history with minority communities. “She is detested by Black and Hispanic men who are refusing to turn out and vote for her. She has done nothing to implement President Trump’s heroic First Step Act, instead welcoming hundreds of thousands of hardened illegal migrant criminals while allowing U.S. citizens eligible for early release to rot in prison. No mass deportations, but continual mass incarcerations,” he added.
Bannon, who began serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress at a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, on July 1, has been seeking release under the First Step Act, a Trump-era law that reduced mandatory minimum sentences and expanded provisions for nonviolent offenders. His legal team filed a motion on August 29 for his immediate release, questioning why the government’s response had been delayed for over 75 days.
“The Court should grant Mr. Bannon’s motion for bail pending completion of Supreme Court review and order the Bureau of Prisons to release Mr. Bannon immediately,” his lawyers argued.
Bannon also criticized Harris for failing to appeal to minority voters and warned that this could cost her the election. “Harris will lose this election on her inability to get Black and Hispanic men to vote for her in Philadelphia, Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. The four years she did nothing for family reunification of American citizen prisoners while genuflecting to illegal alien criminals is coming back to bite her,” Bannon stated.
He concluded, “The Harris Bureau of Prisons is illegally holding me past my legal release date—trying to eliminate one of President Trump’s strongest advocates—these criminals reek of desperation.”
His daughter, Maureen Bannon, echoed these claims on X, stating, “THE Biden-Harris are ILLEGALLY holding my Dad past his release date!!!”
Bannon’s imprisonment stemmed from his refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House January 6 Committee. He cited President Trump’s assertion of executive privilege as the reason for not providing documents. “Based on long-standing U.S. Department of Justice authority, you should not appear for deposition or provide documents,” Bannon said at the time.
Bannon had previously been pardoned by President Trump in 2020 for his role in the WeBuildTheWall project.
