Supreme Court paves way for Steve Bannon contempt case to be dismissed

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for the Trump administration to dismiss the criminal case against Trump ally Steve Bannon over his failure to respond to congressional subpoenas.

Although Bannon was convicted and served jail time, he and the Trump administration are now seeking to have the case thrown out after the fact, in what would be a mostly symbolic outcome.

Acting on Bannon's appeal of his conviction, the court sent the case back to a district court judge in Washington, wiping out an appeals court ruling that upheld the jury verdict. In February, the Trump administration, which took over the case from the Biden administration, said it planned to dismiss the case after concluding it was "in the interests of justice." Such a move would toss out the conviction.

"This case should never have been brought, and we’re delighted that the decision affirming Mr. Bannon’s unlawful conviction has finally been vacated,” Michael Buschbacher, one of Bannon’s lawyers, said in an email.

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https://vip-stage.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4453110/the-rights-steve-bannon-problem-epstein-files/
“Bannon began a sustained relationship with Epstein in 2017, shortly after being fired by Trump. In 2018 and 2019, over a decade after Epstein’s conviction on state charges in Florida for soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor, as a part of the controversial “deal of the century” plea deal that allowed the disgraced financier to avoid federal charges, Bannon spent significant time with Epstein at his Manhattan townhouse and at Epstein’s residence in Paris, filming what Bannon later described as a documentary project. The 15 hours of footage have never been released, but documents show that Bannon was attempting to rehab the image of the registered sex offender, offering Epstein advice on how to handle scrutiny from the media. In return, Epstein advised Bannon on political matters. The two met and corresponded regularly until right before Epstein’s arrest on federal charges in 2019, shortly before his death.”

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