Pardoned Steve Bannon Tells Judge That Booting His Indictment Is Not An Effort to ‘Re-Write History’

Opposing the prosecution’s surprising effort to close his case without dismissing his indictment, Steve Bannon’s attorney told a judge that his client is not trying to “re-write history” by trying to boot his charges. “An ‘administrative termination’ which is proposed by the government is inadequate, as it suggests a temporary suspension that might be revived in the future,” Bannon’s attorney Robert Costello wrote in a 16-page memo. “There is no future prosecution under this indictment with a pardon, Mr. Bannon will never be tried in this court on the charges contained in this indictment.”-- More...