Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction
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The Supreme Court issued an order likely to lead to the dismissal of Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction. The order vacates a lower court ruling upholding the conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack. This action frees a trial judge to consider the Republican administration's request to dismiss the conviction "in the interests of justice." While Bannon already served a four-month prison term for the 2022 conviction, the dismissal would be largely symbolic. A similar order was issued in the case of P.G. Sittenfeld, a former councilman pardoned by Trump after being convicted of bribery and extortion. The Justice Department initially prosecuted Bannon under the Biden administration but changed course after Trump took office again last year.
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AI-ExtractedBannon pleaded guilty in a New York state court to defrauding donors to a private effort to build a wall on the U.S. southern border.
The Justice Department brought the case against Bannon during Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency.
Bannon served a four-month prison term after a jury convicted him of contempt of Congress in 2022.
The justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021.
Steve Bannon won a Supreme Court order expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress.
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