DOJ moves to erase Bannon’s Jan. 6 contempt conviction
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The Justice Department asked Judge Carl Nichols to dismiss Steve Bannon’s two-count contempt indictment for defying the Jan. 6 committee subpoena, a move that could erase his conviction and potentially end his Supreme Court appeal; Bannon has already served a four-month prison sentence and the DOJ framed the step as being in the interests of justice.
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