Supreme Court clears the way for Bannon contempt case to be dismissed
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Key Points:
- The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to dismiss the criminal case against Steve Bannon related to his refusal to testify before Congress about the January 6 insurrection.
- Bannon, a former Trump aide, previously spent four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol attack.
- The Supreme Court vacated the lower court ruling and sent the case back to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, effectively clearing the way for dismissal.
- Bannon argued that he did not willfully defy the subpoena, claiming his refusal was based on legal advice that his testimony was protected by executive privilege.
- Bannon has a history of legal issues, including a guilty plea to fraud charges related to his "We Build The Wall" nonprofit.
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