Supreme Court clears path for DOJ to erase Steve Bannon’s Jan 6 conviction The Supreme Court has allowed the Justice Department to dismiss the criminal contempt conviction against former Trump advisor Steve Bannon. This move follows the Justice Department’s request to the high court, stating the prosecution was no longer in the ‘interests of justice,’ a shift from the previous administration’s stance. Bannon had been convicted in 2022 for refusing to testify before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and had already served a four-month prison sentence.

• The Supreme Court has cleared the path for the Justice Department to dismiss Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt conviction.
• Bannon was convicted in 2022 for refusing to testify before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
• He had already served a four-month prison sentence and paid fines for the conviction.
• The Justice Department requested the Supreme Court’s permission to dismiss the case, citing that the prosecution was no longer in the ‘interests of justice.’
• This decision represents a reversal from the Biden-led Justice Department’s previous arguments against delaying Bannon’s prison time.