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Bannon charged with money laundering, fraud and conspiracy [1]
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Date: 2022-09-08
Breaking from The Washington Post:
NEW YORK — Stephen K. Bannon has been charged with money laundering, fraud and conspiracy in connection with the “We Build the Wall” fundraising scheme, for which he received a federal pardon during Donald Trump’s final days in the White House.
Trump’s pardon will not insulate him from state charges. Trump should have waited until Bannon was actually convicted of something; then Svengali here could have pled double jeopardy. But that post-2020 election period was a really busy, confusing time, lots of stuff going on for the big guy to think about, amirite?
Instead, we’re getting the “poor, poor, persecuted me” shtick:
Arriving at the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a black SUV shortly after 9 a.m., Bannon stopped to shake hands with his attorneys before speaking briefly to a horde of journalists. In his remarks, he echoed past declarations that he was being prosecuted for political reasons, including in an effort to influence November’s upcoming midterm congressional elections. “This is all about 60 days until the day!” he said, before being escorted into the building.
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