Judge declines DOJ request to toss Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration‘s attempt to erase Steve Bannon‘s criminal conviction, stating the Justice Department did not provide necessary support for its case for dismissal. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Washington, D.C., judge appointed by President Donald Trump, declined the DOJ’s request to dismiss Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction. […]

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