'Empowered' Steve Bannon released from prison

Set free a week before Election Day, Bannon quickly returned to his right-wing podcast to promote Trump

Steve Bannon holds press conference after prison release
Bannon will likely "kick into high gear in the post-election chaos that we're all sort of anticipating"
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What happened

Steve Bannon, a far-right influencer and longtime adviser to Donald Trump, was released from federal prison Tuesday, returning to his "War Room" podcast to agitate for a MAGA victory one week before polls close on Election Day.

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.