Steve Bannon Charged in Alleged Border Wall Fundraising Scheme
Posted on AllSides August 20th, 2020
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Former senior Trump adviser Steve Bannon was arrested and charged with fraud Thursday for what federal prosecutors said was a scheme to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars from a crowdfunding campaign that aimed to help achieve one of the president’s signature campaign promises: building a wall along the Southern U.S. border.
The We Build the Wall campaign wasn’t connected to President Trump but was promoted by several people close to him. It raised more than $25 million, according to prosecutors from the Southern District of New York, which brought...
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