Crime

Federal Charges Against Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Dismissed

Bannon faced criminal charges in connection to a plan to privately fund border wall construction.

Federal Charges Against Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Dismissed
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Federal fraud charges against Steve Bannon have now been dismissed.

Former President Trump pardoned Bannon, who served as a White House chief strategist.

He faced criminal charges in connection to a plan to privately fund border wall construction.

Bannon was allegedly part of a scheme that encouraged people to donate to that project but instead used some of those funds for personal expenses.