Bannon's Contempt Conviction Stands: What It Means for Accountability A federal judge has rejected the Department of Justice's attempt to toss out Steve Bannon's contempt conviction.
This decision should come as no surprise, given the Trump administration's history of attempting to rewrite history and undermine the findings of prosecutors and committees.
The Department of Justice's motion to dismiss the case was always a long shot, lacking concrete reasoning to support its claim that dismissal was "in the interests of justice.