Steve Bannon ‘proud of going to prison’ as he surrenders to serve a four-month term for contempt

Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Donald Trump, speaks with the media as he arrives to report to prison at the US federal correctional institution in Danbury, Connecticut, yesterday. Photo: Reuters

Susan Haigh

Donald Trump’s long-time ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody yesterday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack.

Bannon arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, around noon and was formally taken into federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said.