An anti-Donald Trump political group has been criticized for seemingly making light of sexual assault in a video mocking Steve Bannon for serving his prison sentence.

The video from The Lincoln Project PAC, entitled "Jailbird," was released after Bannon handed himself over to authorities. Bannon has begun a four-month sentence after he was found guilty of contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a subpoena by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack.

The Lincoln Project shared the video on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption: "The cost of being Trump's b****? Becoming a prisoner's b****."

The video features a person taking a shower in prison, which some social media users have taken as gleefully suggesting Bannon is at risk of being assaulted by fellow inmates. The clip appears to suggest Bannon's physical appearance means he might have issues becoming someone "b****" in prison, in reference to a prisoner being forcibly made subservient to powerful inmates, including by rape.

The Lincoln Project has been contacted for comment via email.

Chad Felix Greene, author and rape survivor, was one of those who condemned The Lincoln Project's video as "disgusting beyond words."

"No one deserves to be raped. It is not something to mock your political opponents with. But this is just who they are," Greene posted on X.

Others have condemned the PAC for joking about the prospect of Bannon being raped.

Eric Columbus, a lawyer who litigated during the House Select Comittee's investigation into the January 6 attack, posted: "This ad is despicable. Rape is a crime, not a punishment for a crime.

"I'm as happy as anyone that Bannon is serving time for his crime. But I don't want him, or any inmate, to suffer bodily harm."

Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, said: "Yes, one can be strongly anti-Trump, while still retaining your core conservative principles and not following Trump into the gutter with your own knee-jerk cruelty. This is my aim.

"But the Lincoln Project again shows that many anti-Trump groups become what they claim to oppose."

Conservative media personality Brandon Straka, who was convicted for his part in the January 6 riot, wrote: "So it turns out that all of the left's petitions for so long about justice reform and the cruelty of the prison system were just more of their meaningless platitudes.

"When left to choose between maintaining their message and integrity for the causes they rally for or acting on their inexhaustible hatred for conservatives- they're downright giddy about celebrating prison rape, violence, cruel conditions, and of course, none of this is homophobic when THEY do it."

The cost of being Trump's bitch? Becoming a prisoner's bitch. pic.twitter.com/jM1LEun3N9

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 2, 2024

The video opens with a woman's voiceover telling Bannon that "a wise man once said - kick someone's a** the first day or become someone's b****."

"Of course, you may run into some problems on both of those runs. First of all, you look about as intimidating as a butterfly fart. So kicking anyone's a** will probably result in becoming someone's b**** anyway," the voiceover states over the showering scene.

"Then comes the problem that you've clearly let yourself go for, well, I guess you've always looked that way, haven't you? Either way, you probably explore some more options," the woman's voice adds.

The video then suggests the top Trump ally joins up with "the skinheads" while in prison as "there's a really solid chance you all agree on just about everything."

"We all get it. This is a big interruption in the election season. And you're barely going to have time to plan your next coup. But try to take some time to reflect on things okay? We'll be here waiting when you get out."

Bannon began his four-month sentence on July 1 following a nearly two-year battle of appeals through the courts.

He will serve his time at the low-security Federal Corrections Institute in Danbury, Connecticut.