According to the indictment, Bannon took at least $1 million from the 'We Build The Wall' campaign to secretly pay the group's founder Brian Kolfage and cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses.
While Bannon had a falling out with Trump personally upon his departure from the White House in 2017, he continued to publicly advocate for Trump's reelection as host of the 'WarRoom' radio show which regularly hosts prominent Republicans.
"He says 'the greatest president ever.' I mean, he's saying things that I said,"Let's keep Steve out there, he's doing a good job," Trump said. And just over a year ago, Trump tweeted effusive praised of Bannon describing him as one of his"best pupils," adding he"loved working with him!" The indictment states that all four defendants allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with the crowdfunding campaign, which raised more than $25 million.
In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist to President Donald Trump, attends a debate with Lanny Davis, former special counsel to Bill Clinton, in Prague, Czech Republic. ABC News reported previously that the fundraising campaign was under criminal investigation in Florida, after multiple complaints raising questions about the funds raised by the organization and how they were being allocated were sent to Florida's attorney general.The complainants did not donate to the campaign, he said.
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