Nonilex1d ago

WTAF!?

#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.

“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

Bannon Supreme Court win may lead to dismissal of contempt conviction

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress. Prodded by President Donald Trump’s administration, the justices on Monday threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack. The move frees a trial judge to act on the Republican administration’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction and indictment “in the interests of justice.” The dismissal would be largely symbolic. Bannon served a four-month prison term after a jury convicted him of contempt of Congress in 2022.

AP News
Show threadTommi Nieminen
@Nonilex Looking at the ongoing process from the other side of the pond, it still looks like Americans are sitting quietly still and hoping that the judges will ultimately save their democracy — all the while a) judges side more and more often with the government for one reason or another, and b) TrumPutin’s government don't give a damn about city orders in any case.
Apr 6 at 2:24pmWeb
Show threadvolkris3h ago

@tomminieminen

A lot of Americans may be hoping judges will save democracy, but that's based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how the US government is structured.

In the US, judges don't have such power or authority. Their branch is intentionally restrained, with authority put in the hands of the other branches more directly answerable to the people.

It's mainly up to Congress, the representatives we elect, to save democracy on our behalf. We need to elect better congresspeople, but too many give them a pass by focusing on the courts.