The off the wall Trumpist will also be sentenced for contempt of Congress next month also….
He already has been pardoned by Trump in the Federal fraud case connected to Trump ‘Build the Wall’ caper….
This is now a state fraud case….(There will be no pardon this time if convicted)
It’s turning out to be costly for the guy’s allegiance to the ex-President….
Oh, and there is STILL the matter of the DA’s fraud investigation of Donald Trump himself and a New York State Attorney general civilk fraud suit against Trump and his Trump Organization…
The precise details of the state case could not be confirmed Tuesday evening. But people familiar with the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sealed indictment, suggested the prosecution will likely mirror aspects of the federal case in which Bannon was pardoned.
In that indictment, prosecutors alleged that Bannon and several others defrauded contributors to a private, $25 million fundraising effort, called “We Build the Wall,” taking funds that donors were told would support construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which handles state-level prosecutions, has been evaluating Bannon’s alleged involvement in that scheme since shortly after Trump pardoned him, The Washington Post reported in February, 2021.
Presidential pardons only apply to federal charges and cannot prohibit state prosecutions.
Bannon, a former top strategist for Trump who was briefly a White House aide, pleaded not guilty to the federal charges in August 2020, after authorities pulled him off a luxury yacht and brought him to court. He was accused of pocketing $1 million in the scheme.
Months later, in the last hours of his presidency, Trump included Bannon on a sweeping clemency list of about 140 people….
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In addition to the Bannon investigation, Bragg’s office also inherited a long-running investigation into Trump and his business practices. Last month, Trump’s longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty in connection to a tax scheme. The Trump Organization is expected to face trial in the tax case in October.
Investigators from the New York State attorney general’s office have teamed up with the district attorney’s lawyers to assist in both the Trump business practices case and the Bannon case….
Update on Bannon…
Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was indicted on state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to an indictment obtained by CNN.
Bannon surrendered Thursday morning to authorities and is expected to plead not guilty Thursday when arraigned later Thursday, his attorney Robert Costello told CNN.
The state charges are based on the same conduct Bannon was charged with by federal prosecutors in 2020 that alleged he and three others had defrauded donors in the border wall effort, which raised more than $25 million.
Presidential pardons do not apply to state investigations…
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This case will be tried in Manhattan NYC….
A political legal counter defense isn’t gonna work there….