U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro signed a motion on Monday to dismiss with prejudice former Trump aide Steve Bannon’s indictment on contempt charges.

“The government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice,” the court document reads. “Defendant Bannon does not oppose this motion.”

Bannon was once convicted for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee in 2021. He served a four-month sentence in federal prison in 2024.

The case was heading toward the Supreme Court, but the new motion makes it appear the Justice Department wants to end the case without a review from the high court.

No career prosecutor was attached to the unopposed motion.

Under the Biden administration, Bannon failed to appeal his conviction of criminal contempt of Congress on numerous occasions. The appeal went before the Supreme Court, which rejected his bid at the time.

In October 2025, Bannon asked the Supreme Court to consider overturning his conviction even after he served his sentence. The appeal would have sought to clear the defendant’s conviction from his record.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who had a similar contempt conviction for defying a Jan. 6-related subpoena, also tried delaying his prison sentence in 2024. The Supreme Court declined to take up Navarro’s emergency bid as well.

Monday’s motion to dismiss with prejudice marks the latest development in Bannon’s five-year legal saga. To dismiss with prejudice means a case is permanently closed and cannot be refiled by the same party over the same matter.

The Washington Examiner contacted Bannon’s War Room podcast for comment.