President Trump’s confidante Steve Bannon pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to We Build the Wall, an online fundraiser for Trump’s signature project during his first term, in exchange for a sentence without prison time.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 11:31AM
Raegan Medgie has the latest from Lower Manhattan.
NEW YORK (WABC) — Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is expected back in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday to talk about a potential plea deal in his border wall fraud case.
Bannon was charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office with money laundering and conspiracy.
Prosecutors say he allegedly deceived donors in 2019 who contributed more than $15 million to a private fundraising drive known as ‘We Build the Wall’ during Trump’s first term.
Bannon previously pleaded not guilty to those charges.
He faced similar charges on the federal level after in 2020 was pardoned by Trump in the final hours of his first term.
Bannon’s trial was set to get underway on March 4.
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President Trump’s confidante Steve Bannon pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to We Build the Wall, an online fundraiser for Trump’s signature project during his first term, in exchange for a sentence without prison time.