Bannon blames McConnell for Gaetz withdrawal as Trump AG

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Source: The Hill

11/26/24 1:11 PM ET


Steve Bannon, a key ally and ex-adviser to President-elect Trump, placed the blame for former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) decision to withdraw from consideration after he was tapped to lead the Justice Department on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).

“You gotta give the devil its due,” Bannon told The Dispatch’s Michael Warren, referring to McConnell, while also advocating that the GOP needs to “be more aggressive” to ensure key nominees are appointed and confirmed when Trump returns to the White House in January. “I think we have to get a lot more aggressive. I think [the transition] has to be more aggressive,” he said during the interview, released Tuesday, and highlighted by Mediaite.

“[Trump] selected controversial candidates, including a couple of Democrats that are quite controversial and quite controversial to be accepted by traditionally hidebound, standard-stock, Republican establishment, the established order of the Republican Party, which is still infesting the Senate, and they’re not going to just sit there and say, ‘Oh, this is terrific,’” he added.

He continued, calling establishment Republicans, including the Kentucky senator, “anti-populist and anti-economic nationalists.” “And they’re going to show the donor class, which is really who they report to, that they can stop Trump, and they’re going to try to stop Trump in the U.S. Senate,” Bannon said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5010302-steve-bannon-mitch-mcconnell-establishment-republicans-matt-gaetz-attorney-general-withdrawal/

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The "donor class". You mean like Musk?

[Lunabell]

1. Well, then.

That's one thing the turtle did right.

[dweller]

2. I'm betting Otis

Has been on an extremely heavy binge drinking bout since leaving lockup



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[MrWowWow]

3. Boozer Bannon is Going Back in the Can Soon

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For looting the "We Build the Wall" campaign's fund. Hopefully, Boozer Bannon will be sentenced to at least 10 yrs at Rikers Island this time.
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Steve Bannon was charged with fraud-related crimes connected to the We Build the Wall campaign, which claimed to raise funds for building a privately-funded section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Federal prosecutors alleged the following violations of law:

1. Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343)

Bannon and others allegedly defrauded donors by misrepresenting that all funds raised would go directly to the wall construction. Instead, funds were funneled for personal use, including luxury goods and other expenditures.



2. Money Laundering (18 U.S.C. § 1956)

He was accused of concealing the origin of the diverted funds by moving them through shell companies and third-party entities to disguise the fraud.



3. Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and Money Laundering (18 U.S.C. § 371)

Bannon was charged with collaborating with others to execute the fraud and laundering scheme.




While Bannon was pardoned by Donald Trump before trial on federal charges, he later faced state charges in New York for similar conduct. State prosecutors cannot be overruled by a presidential pardon, and his state indictment in 2022 centered on charges of money laundering, conspiracy, and fraud under New York law.
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In the 2022 New York state indictment related to the We Build the Wall campaign, Steve Bannon was charged under specific provisions of New York law. The laws he was accused of violating include:

1. Money Laundering in the Second Degree (N.Y. Penal Law § 470.15)

Allegedly engaging in transactions to disguise the proceeds of criminal activity (donor funds).



2. Money Laundering in the Third Degree (N.Y. Penal Law § 470.10)

Involving knowingly conducting financial transactions with proceeds derived from a crime.



3. Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree (N.Y. Penal Law § 190.65)

Intentionally defrauding donors by misrepresenting how the funds would be used.



4. Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree (N.Y. Penal Law § 105.10)

Participating in a conspiracy to commit the above offenses alongside co-defendants.




These charges reflect New York's focus on fraud and financial crime committed within the state or affecting its residents. The prosecution alleged that Bannon and his co-defendants misled donors and diverted funds in violation of these statutes.
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ChatGPT:

Steve Bannon and his associates were involved in defrauding donors to the "We Build the Wall" crowdfunding campaign. While the campaign was national in scope, targeting donors across the United States, the legal actions against Bannon primarily highlighted fraudulent activities related to the misuse of funds intended for building sections of the border wall in Texas and New Mexico.

In addition to federal charges, Bannon faced state-level charges in New York, where the prosecution alleged he was involved in funneling money from the campaign for personal and non-campaign-related purposes. Investigations may have touched upon donors or projects in other states, but Texas, New Mexico, and New York are the key states publicly tied to this fraud.
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As of now, there are no reports of Steve Bannon being formally charged by New Mexico or Texas for his involvement in the "We Build the Wall" campaign. While the organization conducted projects in both states, legal actions against Bannon have primarily focused on federal charges (pardoned by Donald Trump) and a subsequent indictment in New York on state-level fraud charges related to the same campaign.

Activities by "We Build the Wall" in New Mexico and Texas included constructing private border barriers using donor funds, some of which have been criticized for potential financial misconduct. However, investigations or legal actions in those states appear to be limited to other parties or concerns about the projects' impact, rather than directly targeting Bannon.

[FakeNoose]

4. It wasn't just New Yorkers who were defrauded

I can't understand why other states haven't gone in on these charges against Bannon. He defrauded people from all over the country, not just New York. Also, I don't think they actually know how much he stole from "We Build the Wall." It has to be millions of dollars.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Apparently Florida did in 2019

We Build The Wall, the group behind privately funded border wall, under criminal investigation in Florida

The case was still going in 2020.

I think what might have happened, once the federal case got going and convictions happened, they might have paused the state case (haven't found much post-2020 on it in FL).

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5. How I wish Martin J. Bannon had withdrawn sometime around February, 1953.

[Turbineguy]

6. Bannon makes me miss

Hitler.

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8. Caligula Picked A Couple Of Democrats?

Umm. I must be missing something here. I don’t know of any Democrat that has been tapped by Cantaloupe Caligula the Corpulent.

If Batshit Bannon is thinking of Tulsi Gabbard, well, I might forgive him for thinking that, as he was in the Gray Bar Hotel when she announced that she was registering as a Reichwing Flying Monkey, at one of Caligula’s rallies here in NC. Batshit got out a few days later, and could have missed the news. But, I highly doubt that he’s missed it in the interim. So, if this is who he’s thinking of, I chalk it up to drinking too many bottles of after shave, or whatever he drowns his liver with.

That being said, if I’m wrong, and there are…minutely legitimate Democrats, let me know, so I can scratch out “minutely legitimate,” because that would wipe out any claims of being Democrats as far as I’m concerned.

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9. Why are we following booze head on every antic he's doing? He's a slimebag, don't even write about him, or

report on his doings. The only thing I ever want to hear about him is that he's finally passed away, probably from drinking or talking too much.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. While waiting for his next trial

he has also been influencing and revealing some of the antics being carried out by incoming the administration. So as long as he is on this side of a jail cell, it behooves to be alerted about what some of the intentions are with that rogue administration.

[Omaha Steve]

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