February 09, 2026
Federal prosecutors on Monday moved to toss former White House adviser Steve Bannon's contempt-of-Congress conviction before a trial court, spurring the U.S. solicitor general to similarly ask the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a D.C. Circuit judgment, which had rejected Bannon's advice-of-counsel defense and affirmed his conviction.
October 29, 2024
Former President Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from federal prison Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress, a week before Election Day and a month and a half ahead of his next criminal trial in New York.
August 29, 2024
Imprisoned former Donald Trump adviser Stephen Bannon asked a D.C. federal judge on Thursday to reimpose his bail while he waits to hear whether an appeals court will give another look at his contempt of Congress conviction.
June 06, 2024
Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was ordered Thursday in D.C. federal court to surrender and begin his four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena by July 1, after losing his appeal in the D.C. Circuit.
May 14, 2024
Prosecutors asked a District of Columbia federal judge Tuesday to order Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon to begin his four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena, now that the D.C. Circuit has rejected his appeal.
June 14, 2023
Federal prosecutors blasted Steve Bannon's request for a hearing regarding his allegations that the government improperly obtained records from his former attorney, saying his motion is untimely and accusing him of dredging up complaints that were previously addressed in his contempt of Congress case.
May 31, 2023
Former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to set a hearing related to his claims that U.S. Department of Justice attorneys used egregious and intrusive methods to improperly obtain his former attorney's personal and professional records.
January 04, 2023
Months after his contempt conviction, Steve Bannon asked a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to turn his attention to what Bannon called prosecutors' "egregious" and "intrusive" methods of obtaining his attorney's personal and professional records, saying the matter is ripe for review now that the criminal trial is over.
October 21, 2022
A D.C. federal judge on Friday sentenced former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to four months behind bars for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and fined him $6,500, but the judge immediately stayed the sentence pending an appeal of Bannon's conviction.
October 17, 2022
Federal prosecutors on Monday urged a D.C. federal judge to sentence former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to six months in prison for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and fine him the maximum amount of $200,000.