Updated: Steve Bannon Arrested in New York on Charges of Stealing From ‘Build the Wall’ Fundraiser

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Steve Bannon will be released on a $5 million bond, backed by $1.75 million in cash or real estate.

The former senior Trump adviser has until 3 September to get this collateral together.

Bannon appears in court and pleads not guilty to fraud charges

The Guardian’s Victoria Bekiempis reports:

Steve Bannon has just appeared in court via video. The former Trump adviser is wearing a white face mask and a button-down shirt and looks sunburned in the face.

Bannon was arrested at about 7:15 am on a yacht off the coast of Connecticut, it was said in court. He was brought to New York City several hours later.

Bannon’s lawyer entered a not guilty plea for the fraud charges he is facing. Bannon is accused of using money from his anti-immigrant group “We Build the Wall” on personal expenses.

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The judge also said one bail condition was that Steve Bannon would have “no use of private planes or private yachts or boats.”

According to the New York Times, the former Trump adviser was apprehended this morning on a $35-million yacht owned by Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui.

The “Narcissism and Ego” that Led to Steve Bannon’s Arrest

To talk about the charges and Bannon’s career, I called Joshua Green, a national correspondent at Bloomberg Businessweek, a CNN political analyst, and the author of “Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Nationalist Uprising.” During our conversation, which has been edited for length and clarity, we discussed the extent to which Bannon’s populism is sincere, how his tempestuous relationship with Trump might affect the possibility of a pardon, and whether Bannon might have any role in the future of Republican politics.

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