DOJ Seeks Dismissal of Steve Bannon’s Contempt of Congress Case

Government lawyers lodged the request.

Steve Bannon attends a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on Nov. 12, 2024. Adam Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Federal lawyers on Feb. 9 asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal case against Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump.

“The government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice,” prosecutors wrote in filings to the Supreme Court and U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who oversaw Bannon’s trial.