Jan 20 Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others in final clemency flurry By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other… Continue reading
Nov 06 Bannon lawyer quits fraud case after inflammatory remarks By Associated Press Bannon faces charges he ripped off Trump supporters as an organizer of a group that portrayed itself as eager to help the president build a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 31 Trial date set for Steve Bannon in fundraising fraud scam By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A May 2021 trial date has been set for President Donald Trump's former chief strategist on charges that he cheated donors to a group seeking to fund a southern border wall. Continue reading
Aug 21 With Bannon arrest, federal prosecutors ensnare another member of Trump’s inner circle By Jim Mustian, Associated Press Legal observers say that new wire fraud charges against Steve Bannon show virtually no one in President Donald Trump's inner circle is immune from federal scrutiny. Continue reading
Aug 20 Former White House aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall money scheme By Larry Neumeister, Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Federal prosecutors alleged that Bannon and three others "orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors" in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign that raised more than $25 million to build a wall along the southern border of… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s poll numbers, health care in a pandemic Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including polling on President Trump’s job performance, the federal response to a surging coronavirus pandemic, the administration’s effort to strike… Continue watching
Nov 08 Steve Bannon says Roger Stone was Trump campaign’s link to WikiLeaks By Ashraf Khalil, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press "The campaign had no official access to WikiLeaks or to Julian Assange," Bannon told the court. "But Roger would be considered if we needed an access point."… Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Mueller disputes Trump claim he wanted FBI job By Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller is disputing President Donald Trump's claim that Mueller was rebuffed in a bid to fill the post of FBI director. Continue reading
May 21 Macron accuses Bannon, Russian oligarchs of conspiring against EU By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron said Europeans "should not be naive" about foreign interference ahead of this week's European Parliament elections. Continue reading
Apr 23 AP fact check: Mueller interviewed many close to president By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that the people "closest" to him weren't called to testify before special counsel Robert Mueller. Here's a closer look at the president's claim. Continue reading