FILE: Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Steve Bannon

Record ID: 2374079

  • Title: FILE: Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Steve Bannon
  • Date: 6th April 2026
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  • Keywords: Bannon Congress Contempt Supreme Court Trump
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  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA003024806042026RP1
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  • Story Text: The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday (April 6)  for the Justice ​Department to move forward with dismissing a criminal case in which Steve Bannon, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was convicted after defying ‌a congressional subpoena.
    The justices threw out a lower court's decision to uphold Bannon's 2022 conviction for refusing to turn over documents or testify to a congressional panel that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.
    Trump's Justice Department, in urging the Supreme Court to toss the lower court's decision, told the justices in court papers it has determined that dismissal of ​Bannon's case "is in the interests of justice." The department already had filed a motion to dismiss the case at the trial court level.
    After the Supreme ​Court in June 2024 denied Bannon's request to keep him out of prison while his appeal played out, he served a ⁠four-month sentence at a low-security federal facility in Danbury, Connecticut.
    The Justice Department declined to comment on Monday.
    The Supreme Court, in a brief unsigned order, returned the case ​to the lower court for further consideration "in light of the pending motion to dismiss the indictment."
    (Production - Tom Rowe) 
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