Anthony Johnstone, a Ninth Circuit judge, is in the news as Bannon’s legal case nears dismissal after his prison stint for contempt of Congress.
Steve Bannon, convicted of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena related to the Jan. 6 attack, is now seeking to have his case dismissed after the Justice Department announced it would drop the charges. The move follows a pattern of the Trump administration's efforts to influence legal proceedings involving allies.