CNN gloats over Steve Bannon being placed with 'violent criminals and sex offenders' in prison

CNN’s Erin Burnett was seen gloating on Monday evening after the outlet learned from sources familiar with the matter that War Room host and former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is set to report to a low-security federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut next month.

"Steve Bannon denied his request for the so-called club fed when he’s forced to report to prison," Burnett said. "Sources telling CNN that the longtime Trump ally will not get a cushy prison assignment, but is likely to serve time in a Connecticut prison, where he could be placed with violent criminals and sex offenders, a prison that does not have individual cells but rather an open pod layout for inmates."

"And CNN is learning tonight that there’s also a chance Bannon could be sent to New York City’s infamous Rikers Island," she noted.

A federal judge ruled in early June that Bannon must report to federal prison by July 1, even as he appeals his conviction. He was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the January 6 committee.

Bannon reportedly isn’t eligible to serve time at a minimum security prison camp, where many nonviolent offenders serve time, because he has a pending criminal case in New York. Bannon was accused in that case of defrauding donors in a fundraising effort to construct a border wall on the southern border.

One of the sources told CNN that Bannon could be held in a facility in New York City, such as Rikers Island, if his state trial proceedings occur while he is serving his federal sentence. His federal sentence is set to end in October.