"The controversial hard-right strategist, an ally of Trump, was convicted in 2022 on two counts of contempt of Congress after refusing to appear for a deposition before the House committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the Capitol and declining to produce documents requested by the committee. Federal prosecutors previously said that Bannon believed he was above the law by refusing to comply with the subpoena."
"He was released shortly before the 2024 presidential election, in which Trump defeated Kamala Harris. The justice department wrote in its unopposed motion on Monday to dismiss the case: The government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice. The motion was signed by US attorney Jeanine Pirro. Bannon did not immediately respond to a request for comment."
Donald Trump's Department of Justice filed an unopposed motion to dismiss a criminal case against Steve Bannon tied to his refusal to testify before Congress about the January 6 insurrection. Bannon was convicted in 2022 on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing a deposition and declining to produce requested documents. Federal prosecutors said Bannon believed he was above the law by ignoring the subpoena. He served four months in federal prison in 2024 after an unsuccessful bid to the US Supreme Court to reverse his sentence and was released shortly before the 2024 presidential election.
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