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Steve Bannon says ‘fiasco’ indictment aims to stop border wall construction
NY Post ^ | August 20, 2020 | 7:43p | Reuven Fenton and Ben Feuerherd

Posted on 08/20/2020 4:59:29 PM PDT by conservative98

A defiant Steve Bannon claimed Thursday that his bombshell indictment on fraud and money-laundering charges was a “fiasco” caused by people who want to block the construction of the border.

As he walked out of Manhattan federal court in Lower Manhattan Thursday, Bannon ripped off his surgical mask before claiming to members of the press that “this entire fiasco is to stop people who want to build the wall.”

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KEYWORDS: bannon; border; borderwall; stevebannon; wall; webuildthewall
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To: conservative98
Can anyone explain why conservatives still trust Steve Bannon, after Trump fired him and then delivered a blistering public rebuke of him?

Presidents do not publicly chew out members of their administration they just fired unless there was a lot of antagonism behind the scenes.

21 posted on 08/20/2020 5:38:51 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: conservative98

Steve Bannon, ‘We Build the Wall’ organizers arrested, charged with defrauding donors
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-bannon-among-4-arrested-indicted-in-online-fundraising-scheme-doj-announces

Steve who?

Trump reacts to ‘very sad’ Bannon arrest, says he ‘didn’t like’ private border wall project
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-reacts-bannon-arrest-we-build-the-wall-project


22 posted on 08/20/2020 5:42:21 PM PDT by familyop ( "Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy".)
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To: conservative98

The radical Left prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are searching for another Michael Cohen.


23 posted on 08/20/2020 5:44:25 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: conservative98

The arrests were announced by the Department of Justice. It’s not a New York case. It’s a federal case.


24 posted on 08/20/2020 5:44:54 PM PDT by familyop ( "Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy".)
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To: conservative98

LOLOL!! I LOVE that pic!!


25 posted on 08/20/2020 5:45:08 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: conservative98

#War


26 posted on 08/20/2020 5:46:06 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Leaning Right

Exactly. Bannons statement is a lame attempt to duck. These jokers only built a tiny amount of the wall so no one was going to falsely accuse them to stop the wall.

Bottom line is the defendants stole people’s money to enrich their lavish lifestyles after promising donors they wouldn’t get paid a penny. In other words, fraud.


27 posted on 08/20/2020 5:46:14 PM PDT by Okeydoker
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To: Widget Jr
Presidents do not publicly chew out members of their administration they just fired unless there was a lot of antagonism behind the scenes.

You sound like Rich Lowry. Karl Rove. Jonah Goldberg on a really bad-pants day lol.

28 posted on 08/20/2020 5:46:52 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: redshawk

Proof? Did you read the indictment? They laid out the proof for even a simpleton to digest.

The defendants are on their way to prison for fraud.


29 posted on 08/20/2020 5:48:33 PM PDT by Okeydoker
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To: Widget Jr

I can’t speak to these allegations, but personally, I lost respect for Steve Bannon when he said that President Trump made the biggest political mistake of his presidency when he fired James Comey.


30 posted on 08/20/2020 6:02:42 PM PDT by Southnsoul
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To: Widget Jr
Presidents do not publicly chew out members of their administration they just fired unless there was a lot of antagonism behind the scenes.

Has President Trump ever NOT publicly chewed out someone he just fired? LOL.

The guy eats antagonism for breakfast, dude!

31 posted on 08/20/2020 6:03:01 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("We're human beings ... we're not f#%&ing animals." -- Dennis Rodman, 6/1/2020)
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To: caww

The crocodile denies any allegations of alligation.


32 posted on 08/20/2020 6:05:12 PM PDT by arthurus (\/ covfefe ,yt)
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To: conservative98

Actually, it doesn’t do diddly daddly to stop the wall. There are still plenty of public funds for that project.


33 posted on 08/20/2020 6:08:57 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Constitution guarantees the States protection against insurrection. Act now, Mr. President!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Military people are generally an upstanding bunch, but are just as capable of falling, IMO. Just look at Charlie Rangel (Korean war hero) and James Mattis and John Murtha (US Marines).


34 posted on 08/20/2020 6:11:40 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Constitution guarantees the States protection against insurrection. Act now, Mr. President!)
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To: conservative98

Will I get my donation back?


35 posted on 08/20/2020 6:14:07 PM PDT by Does so (Neo-Venezuelans = Democrats = Rioters = Looters)
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To: conservative98

One thing that disturbed me about this indictment of Steve Bannon was the speech given this afternoon by President Donald Trump when he was asked about the Indictment of Steve by a reporter.

The answer he gave made me very uncomfortable since President Trump seemed to be throwing Bannon under the bus when there was No evidence other then what was on that written Indictment Sheet.

I have found that through numerous occasions that President Donald Trump has very little loyalty to people who have served with him or are assisting him to this day.

I just don’t understand why he won’t fight the press when this crap occurs.Fight like he does for everything else.

I won’t be voting for any of these Rats but President Trump has really disturbed me with his lack of loyalty.


36 posted on 08/20/2020 6:20:38 PM PDT by puppypusher ( The world is going to the dogs.)
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To: puppypusher

Loyalty is a two way street. Don’t forget, it was Bannon who invited the fIre and fury author into the White House.


37 posted on 08/20/2020 6:25:04 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: Captain Walker

An Architect ...but I think his wealth also came from speaking engagements and guest appearances, cover magazines etc.. Plus he had some sort of coffee business. Also his wife works.

At any rate they had money before this.


38 posted on 08/20/2020 6:27:52 PM PDT by caww ( Trump - the most pro-life president in History !)
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To: conservative98
Here is the absolute moron that made this indictment possible...


Above: Brian Kolfage's wife Ashley, who paraded her massive spending and luxury goods on TikTok and Instagram.

39 posted on 08/20/2020 6:28:36 PM PDT by montag813 (Nonsenze)
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To: gcparent

If the “We Build the Wall”group didn’t collect the money to start the construction on that segment of wall they built President Trump would have done Nothing.

He did nothing until that First segment built by “We Build the Wall” was completed.

Its was weeks later that President Trump got the Gumption to redirect funding from the D.O.D. into construction of that Border wall.

When the wall was done the section built by the “we Build the Wall” group was built better then the early sections built by the Army Corp of Engineers.


40 posted on 08/20/2020 6:29:51 PM PDT by puppypusher ( The world is going to the dogs.)
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