Steve Bannon Gets HUGE Victory At Supreme Court

The high court sent the case back to a lower court, where a judge is expected to dismiss it.

“At the request of the Department of Justice, the court effectively erased lower court rulings upholding the conviction and sent the case back to the district court, where the department has asked for the case to be dismissed,” USA TODAY reports.

“The Supreme Court has vacated contempt-of-Congress charges against ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon, who had refused to honor a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, and later served a four-month sentence,” ABC News wrote.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has vacated contempt-of-Congress charges against ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon, who had refused to honor a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, and later served a four-month sentence.

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— ABC News (@ABC) April 6, 2026

USA TODAY shared further:

Bannon has already served his four-month prison sentence, after the Supreme Court in 2024 rejected his bid to remain free while he appealed.

But Bannon continued to dispute the conviction. And, after Donald Trump became president, the DOJ stopped defending it.

It’s not uncommon for the Supreme Court to drop a case when that happens.

The Trump administration told the Supreme Court “that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice.”

MS NOW shared video coverage:

MS Now: "We have some breaking news to share. The Supreme Court just gave far right Trump ally Steve Bannon a legal boost. Bannon is suing to get his contempt of Congress conviction erased, even though he already served time for refusing to comply with subpoenas tied to the house… pic.twitter.com/txFpdJRVeI

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 6, 2026

More from The Hill:

Bannon had pointed to his attorney’s advice to delay compliance with the Jan. 6 committee until executive privilege disputes were resolved during his appeal.

“The government acknowledges that Petitioner’s criminal prosecution was unjust,” Bannon’s attorney, Michael Buschbacher, told the high court.

Bannon was the second Trump adviser to serve prison time for evading the committee’s request.

Peter Navarro, a White House trade adviser, also served a four-month sentence after being convicted on the same two counts. Navarro’s appeal is ongoing, even as the Justice Department has dropped its defense of it.