U S judge dismisses indictment against ex-Trump adviser Bannon, cites pardon wctrib.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wctrib.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Manhattan federal judge dismissed an indictment charging Steve with defrauding President Donald Trump’s supporters on Tuesday but not before pointedly noting that a presidential pardon implies guilt.
By Kara Scannell and Erica Orden, CNN
Updated 9:39 PM ET, Thu May 20, 2021
Attorney for the President, Rudy Giuliani, speaks at a news conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company on November 7, 2020 in Philadelphia. (CNN)Federal prosecutors seized 18 electronic devices belonging to Rudy Giuliani and more than one of his employees when they raided his home and office last month, according to a new court filing.
The letter, dated April 29, had been previously filed publicly with many redactions. The new filing, with fewer redactions, sheds a little more light on the government s investigative steps.
It indicates that prosecutors obtained electronic devices belonging to multiple people who worked for Giuliani Partners but it does not say specifically how many.
The feds’ seizure of Yuriy Lutsenko’s email account around November 2019 was contained in a letter filed by a lawyer for Giuliani’s former business partner, Lev Parnas, in Manhattan Federal Court.
The hard-right media mogul turned
Donald Trump campaign and administration operative prevailed on Tuesday in successfully dismissing his indictment based on the 45th president’s pardon during the waning days of his administration.
Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge to administratively close the case, a distinction that left legal observers wondering why the government found that distinction important.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge
Analisa Torres ruled in Bannon’s favor, finding the government’s precedent for the maneuver unavailing.
“Moreover, the majority of courts, when faced with such a decision, have chosen to dismiss an indictment, particularly when a defendant has moved for dismissal,” she wrote. “The Court concludes, therefore, that the pardon is valid, and that dismissal of the Indictment is the proper course.”