Steve Bannon, a former Adviser to Trump, is due in Court Tuesday, ahead of His Trial on Criminal Fraud Charges, over a push to Fund Trump's signature Border Wall, after He was Released from Prison on a separate Conviction.
Bannon, 70, is scheduled to stand Trial starting on Dec. 9th, in New York State Court in Manhattan. Prosecutors say He deceived Donors who Contributed more than $15 million in 2019, to a Private Fundraising drive to build a Barrier along the U.S.-Mexico Border. He has pleaded Not Guilty. He is set to appear for a Final Pretrial Conference, before Acting Justice April Newbauer.
Construction of a Border Wall, was a key element of Trump's Immigration Policies during His Presidency, supported by His fellow Republicans but opposed by Democrats and Immigrant Advocacy groups.
The following year, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), secured a Four-Count Indictment of Bannon on Charges including Money Laundering, Conspiracy, and Scheme to Defraud.
Presidential Pardons do Not Prohibit State Prosecutions. If Bannon is Convicted at Trial, Trump would Not be able to Pardon Him, after returning to the White House on Jan. 20th, 2025.
According to Bragg's Indictment, Bannon promised Donors that All their Money would go toward Building Trump's Wall, but He Concealed His role in diverting Hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Chief Executive, Brian Kolfage, a Decorated U.S. Air Force Veteran, who had promised to take No Salary. Bannon's Lawyers have Argued that Bannon transferred some Funds to entities Kolfage Controlled to Reimburse Him for Reasonable Expenses.
Kolfage pleaded Guilty in April 2022 to Federal Fraud and Tax Charges, and is serving a 4-1/4-year Prison Sentence. Neither He nor Two other Men Indicted alongside Bannon were Pardoned by Trump.
Bannon was a Key Adviser to Trump's 2016 Presidential Campaign, then served as His Chief White House Strategist in 2017, before a falling-out between them, which was later patched up. He also has played an Instrumental Role in Right-Wing Media.
In a separate Federal Case, Bannon was Convicted at Trial in 2022, of Two Misdemeanor Counts of Contempt of Congress, after Refusing to turn over Documents or Testify to a Democratic-led House of Representatives Committee that probed the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Attack.
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