Bannon battling prosecutors who won't dismiss his case after Trump's pardon

[DonViejo]

Shayna Jacobs 20 hrs ago

NEW YORK —Stephen K. Bannon, the firebrand political strategist and ex-confidant to former president Donald Trump, is fighting to get his federal fraud case formally dismissed over the strong objection of prosecutors, who have argued that his full pardon does not mean his indictment must be wiped from the record.

Bannon, who helped engineer Trump’s 2016 election win before briefly serving as a White House adviser, asked a judge late Thursday to follow others in New York and elsewhere who outright dismissed cases after Trump issued pardons. To support his bid, Bannon cited the post-pardon dismissals of charges against Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser accused of lying about his contacts with Russian officials, and rapper Lil’ Wayne, who was facing gun charges in Florida.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, which is preparing for trial against three of Bannon’s co-defendants in an alleged border wall fundraising scam, is seeking an “administrative” termination of Bannon’s case, which would halt the prosecution against him for good but would not clear his name from the docket. The case would officially remain pending while the others, who were not pardoned by Trump before he left office in January, await trial.

Following Bannon’s pardon, which covers only federal charges, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office began its own investigation of the alleged scam, raising the possibility that Bannon could face state fraud charges. If his case remains open in federal court, it is not expected to affect the ability of state prosecutors to file charges.

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[tanyev]

1. What's that thing Corey Lewandowski likes to say?

Oh, I remember.

[PortTack]

2. Even if he does get the charges dismissed, NY is ready to pounce with similar charges

[marie999]

3. I am sure the 3 others have plenty of other things on Bannon

and would be willing to testify against him for consideration by the U.S. attorney's office. Also if he has immunity on this charge can't they make him testify against the others and make him tell what he did?