# Justice Department seeks to vacate Steve Bannon’s conviction tied to Jan. 6 probe

https://mins.news/en/item/131250

- NBC News, 2026-11-05 18:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-administration-toss-steve-bannon-conviction-congress-jan-6-rcna607693

> The Trump administration has moved to set aside Steve Bannon’s conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress, stemming from the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack.

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