DOJ Files Motion to Permanently Dismiss Steve Bannon’s Jan. 6 Contempt Conviction
The Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss with prejudice the criminal case and conviction of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon over his refusal to comply with a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena — a dramatic new twist in a legal saga that has dragged on for years.
The motion, filed Monday in federal court in Washington and signed by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, says the government has “determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice.”
Bannon, who was convicted in 2022 of contempt of Congress for defying the subpoena, does not oppose the DOJ’s motion, according to the filing.
The filing is striking because it lists no career prosecutor attached to the motion — an unusual procedural detail in a case of this profile.
“The United States of America respectfully requests that this motion be granted,” the document states.
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If granted, a dismissal with prejudice would mean the conviction and indictment cannot be re-filed in the future.
Bannon already served a four-month prison term in 2024 following his conviction.
The motion sidesteps a pending appeal route and could forestall further judicial review of the contempt conviction itself.
A federal judge must now decide whether to approve the DOJ’s request — with no hearing date yet scheduled.
This ruling could come in the coming weeks and will determine whether Bannon’s criminal conviction is formally vacated.
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