Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to a fraud charge stemming from misleading donors in a private fundraising initiative for a border wall. The plea agreement permits him to avoid jail time, as long as he remains out of trouble for three years. Following the plea, Bannon criticized political motivations behind the prosecution, calling for investigations into legal figures he believes are misusing their power. His case has a complicated legal history following a previous Trump pardon that shielded him from federal charges.
“Bannon's deal comes just days after Bondi ordered the justice department to investigate what the president called the weaponization of prosecutorial power.”
“The case had been scheduled to go to trial 4 March. Bragg's office charged Bannon in state court after a Trump pardon in 2021 wiped away federal charges on the same allegations.”
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