Steve Bannon’s Supreme Court victory paves the way for dismissal of contempt conviction

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsSteve Bannon’s Supreme Court victory paves the way for dismissal of contempt convictionThe Justice Department brought the case against Bannon during Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency but changed course after Trump took office againMark Sherman Monday 06 April 2026 15:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952481","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/steve-bannon-supreme-court-contempt-conviction-trump-b2952481.html","title":"Steve Bannon Supreme Court victory paves the way for dismissal of contempt conviction"}}CloseSteve Bannon appears to flash quick Nazi salute at CPACSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceM...