US EditionJustice Department Seeks to Dismiss Steve Bannon’s Contempt Indictment
The Justice Department seeks to dismiss Steve Bannon's 2022 contempt conviction, citing prosecutorial discretion and interests of justice after he served four months in prison.
- On Monday, the Department of Justice moved to dismiss the long-running criminal case against Stephen K. Bannon, with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asking the D.C. court to dismiss the indictment with prejudice.
- The contempt charges stemmed from the House Jan. 6 committee's subpoena related to the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, and Bannon served a four-month prison sentence in 2024.
- A motion filed in D.C.'s district court notes that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro alone asked U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols to dismiss the indictment with prejudice, and the filing is unopposed by the defendant.
- Critics said the move appears political because "The Trump administration continues to use the Department of Justice to reward allies and punish critics," said Barbara McQuade.
- The filing comes as Congress and courts revisit contempt enforcement after recent Oversight Committee votes on Bill and Hillary Clinton and Peter Navarro’s prison sentence.
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The US Department of Justice on Monday initiated proceedings to overturn the conviction of US President Donald Trump's former political strategist Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress after he refused to attend a hearing on the attack on the US Congress by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, US media reported.
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US Justice Dept pushes to overturn ex-Trump aide Bannon's conviction
The US Justice Department moved on Monday to overturn a conviction against Steve Bannon, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, in a case linked to the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
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