Peter Navarro

Rule Changes

Appealing contempt conviction; DOJ has dropped its defense of the case

The Supreme Court on April 6, 2026, vacated the appeals court ruling upholding Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction. The unsigned order, containing no noted dissents, sends the case back to lower courts, where the Department of Justice has a pending motion to dismiss all charges. Bannon had already served a four-month federal prison sentence in 2024 for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Updated May 30