A federal judge on Aug. 26 rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) request to dismiss the indictment against former White House strategist Steve Bannon, for which he was convicted and sentenced in 2022.
Bannon, a one-time adviser to President Donald Trump, served in the first Trump term and was imprisoned for four months in 2024 in the contempt case.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols wrote that prosecutors failed to adequately explain the rationale.
“The Government’s motion does not explain its motivations for seeking dismissal of the indictment,” said Nichols.
Nichols left the door open for the DOJ to try again. He said that the government is “free to submit a renewed motion.”…