Steve Bannon’s 08.20.2020 Arrest

Updates:

Congressman floats idea of Bannon, Kolfage presidential pardon

Prosecutors Want Steve Bannon’s Outgoing Attorneys to Stay Until Replacements Join Criminal Case

May 24 trial set for Steve Bannon in alleged fundraising scams – Archived

Advisory Board Members Resign From Steve Bannon’s Allegedly Fraudulent ‘We Build The Wall’ Organization

Steve Bannon court appearance next week will be electronic

Federal Prosecutors Have Steve Bannon’s Murky Nonprofit in Their Sights
Tucked at the bottom of the long indictment against Bannon, prosecutors say they want to seize the assets of his nonprofit Citizens of the American Republic, shedding more light on the secretive political group’s finances.

Twitter thread on how Steve must’ve known about his forthcoming arrest

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

DOJ Indictment: Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors

Indictment (PDF)

History:

Where did the money go, Brian Kolfage?

*UPDATED* Brian Kolfage; A Pattern of Cons

Wall GoFundMe sponsor just paid for a ‘nearly’ $1 million yacht (UPDATED II)

Florida officials open fraud investigation of border wall fundraising effort

Exclusive: Private GoFundMe border wall effort now under criminal investigation

Koch Network, Robert Mercer, Citizens United:

Steve Bannon Is Arrested for Nonprofit Fraud after Using an Octopus of Nonprofits to Help Elect Trump

Steve Bannon jokes about stealing ‘Build the Wall’ money to buy a yacht in viral clip

The End of Steve Bannon—and Maybe Trump, Too

If guilty, Steve Bannon deserves severe punishment

Steve Bannon is back podcasting the day after being dragged off billionaire’s yacht in handcuffs – but now he’s stuck in his D.C. basement and says arrest on border ‘scam’ is ‘total political hit job’

Fox host blames ‘deep state’ for Bannon arrest – Bannon says that’s for ‘nut cases’

Inside Steve Bannon’s Alleged Scheme To Fleece Trump Voters Who Wanted A Border Wall

Steve Bannon, Former Senior Trump Advisor, Arrested For Defrauding Trump Voters

Pure Bannonfreude

Former Trump Campaign Boss Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY

‘They deliver’: Critics celebrate ‘sweet irony’ of Steve Bannon being arrested by US Postal Service agents

REVEALED: Ship bought with illicit ‘We Build the Wall’ cash took part in one of Trump’s beloved ‘boat parades’

Fox News’ Judge Napolitano: Steve Bannon Facing 20 Years and ‘It Doesn’t Look Good’

Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to fraud charges over border wall campaign – live

More from Victoria Bekiempis:

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.

More from Victoria Bekiempis:

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.

The post office arrested Steve Bannon. Yes, the post office can arrest people.

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Ex-Trump aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall scheme

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Reminder: Billionaire Chinese fugitive ‘is being investigated by the FBI over the funding of his media activities in the US and his ties to Steve Bannon’

He’s a Chinese billionaire and a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Is he also a communist spy?

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Steve Bannon’s Chinese host a major irritant to Communist Party

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