Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBannon speaks to the media after a pre-trial conference hearing where he entered a guilty plea in his fraud case stemming from a fundraising effort to build a border wall, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan on February 11, 2025 (AFP/Getty)US District Judge Carl Nichols rejected a Department of Justice request to dismiss the contempt of Congress case against Steve Bannon. Judge Nichols ruled that a brief motion submitted by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro was insufficient to justify dropping the case without proper explanation. Bannon already served a four-month prison sentence after being convicted of defying subpoenas from the House January 6 committee. The decision comes amidst broader efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle prosecutions related to the January 6 Capitol attack. Dismissing the case would be largely symbolic, but Judge Nichols directed the government to file a new motion clarifying its reasoning. In fullJudge rejects Trump DOJ’s attempt to throw out Steve Bannon’s contempt convictionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Judge tells Jeanine Pirro to explain why DOJ wants Steve Bannon’s case dropped
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBannon speaks to the media after a pre-trial conference hearing where he entered a guilty plea in his fraud case stemming from a fundraising effort to build a border wall, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan on February 11, 2025 (AFP/Getty)US District Judge Carl Nichols rejected a Department of Justice request to dismiss the contempt of Congress case against Steve Bannon. Judge Nichols ruled that a brief motion submitted by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro was insufficient to justify dropping the case without proper explanation. Bannon already served a four-month prison sentence after being convicted of defying subpoenas from the House January 6 committee. The decision comes amidst broader efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle prosecutions related to the January 6 Capitol attack. Dismissing the case would be largely symbolic, but Judge Nichols directed the government to file a new motion clarifying its reasoning. In fullJudge rejects Trump DOJ’s attempt to throw out Steve Bannon’s contempt convictionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
