Federal prosecutors on Monday asked a Washington, D.C., judge to dismiss the criminal indictment against Steve Bannon with prejudice, saying it is in the interest of justice.
The filing is an unopposed motion under Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, meaning Bannon’s defense did not oppose the request. The motion is signed by Jeanine Ferris Pirro, listed in the document as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
A dismissal with prejudice would bar prosecutors from recharging the offense at a later date, hence ending the case should the court grant it. The two-page motion provides no further details beyond noting that the decision was discretionary and within the interests of justice.
The case, docketed as 21-cr-670, arises from the Justice Department’s contempt-of-Congress prosecution of Bannon following his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a Congressional Research Service legal summary.
He had been convicted of contempt in July 2022 after refusing to comply with these subpoenas from the House Select Committee on the January 6th Attack. He had served a four-month sentence in 2024, but he continued to appeal his conviction through the Supreme Court.
The motion now before the court asks that the indictment be dismissed permanently, and it requests that the judge grant the filing.
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