Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Erase Steve Bannon’s Contempt Conviction

Washington, D.C. — A federal judge has rejected, for now, the Justice Department’s attempt to erase Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction, ruling that prosecutors failed to adequately explain why the case should be dismissed. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, said prosecutors offered only a conclusory justification for dropping the…