US court declines to acquit Bannon but considers dismissing
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols ruled on Wednesday that Bannon’s last-ditch bid for the court to acquit him of the charges lacked merit. A jury found Bannon, 68, guilty of two misdemeanour counts for refusing to provide evidence to a House select committee. Nichols left the door open to drop the charges instead. US court denied a motion to acquit
