Overview
- The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to vacate Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction and told the district court it has moved to dismiss the indictment with prejudice.
- The government’s filing says dismissal is being pursued in the interests of justice under prosecutorial discretion, and Bannon does not oppose the request.
- Solicitor General John Sauer submitted the Supreme Court filing as U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed the district court motion to terminate the case.
- Reporters noted that no career prosecutors joined Pirro on the motion, a detail drawing attention to how the decision was executed.
- The action appears to end a case that had been headed toward potential Supreme Court review; Bannon had previously served four months in federal custody in 2024 after his conviction for defying a House Jan. 6 Committee subpoena.