Steve Bannon | |
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White House Chief Strategist | |
In office January 20, 2017 – August 18, 2017 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Office removed |
Senior Counselor to the President | |
In office January 20, 2017 – August 18, 2017 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | John Podesta (2015) |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Kevin Bannon November 27, 1953 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Cathleen Houff Jordan (divorced) Mary Piccard (1995–1997) Diane Clohesy (divorced 2009) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Virginia Tech (BA) Georgetown University (MA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1976–1983 |
Rank | Lieutenant (O-3) |
Stephen Kevin 'Steve' Bannon (born November 27, 1953) is an American campaign manager, businessman and media executive and former Counselor and Senior Adviser to Donald Trump.[1]
He [went] to prison on July 1, 2024.[2] He is supposed to stay in prison for 4 months.[3] The prison is FCI Danbury in Connecticut.
He became chief executive officer of the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump in August 2016.[4][5] He was later hired as his chief strategist and Senior Counselor.[6] President Trump signed an executive order giving Bannon a seat on the United States National Security Council.[7] He was removed from the National Security Council on April 5, 2017.[8]
Bannon resigned on August 4, 2017, but his resignation became in effect on August 18, 2017 during the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally.[9][10]
In August 2020, Bannon was arrested in New York and indicted for fraud in connection with an online fundraising scheme.[11]
In November 2020, Bannon's Twitter account was permanently suspended after he said that Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded.[12] Bannon was held in contempt of Congress in October 2021 after ignoring a subpoena by the House of Representatives committee investigating the 2021 United States Capitol attack. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 12, 2021.[13] He turned himself in to the FBI later that month.