Trent McCotter

Rule Changes

Previously represented Bannon; not named on the filing

Steve Bannon was convicted by a jury in 2022 on two counts of contempt of Congress and served four months in prison. On November 5, 2026, the Justice Department asked the judge who presided over that trial to erase the conviction. Bannon's lawyers did not object.

Updated 1 hour ago

Rule Changes

Announced charges against 28 foreign nationals and defended the DOJ's voter list

The Supreme Court refused on Nov. 2 to make California set aside about 20,000 mail ballots until their citizenship could be checked. California held its midterm election the next day with those ballots in the count.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Issued memo directing DOJ staff to use 'super intelligence' terminology

Federal agencies are moving at different speeds to replace 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence.' NASA pushed its second round of website and title changes live on October 16, two weeks early, while other agencies have made only partial switches.

Updated Oct 20