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Media Matters: 60 Minutes didn't ask Bannon a single question about his ties to the Mercer empire
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/09/10/steve-bannon-deeply-tied-mercer-empire-60-minutes-didnt-ask-him-single-question-about-it/217898CBS’ 60 Minutes conducted a wide-ranging, highly anticipated interview with Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist and current Breitbart.com chief executive. But host Charlie Rose never mentioned Bannon’s patrons, the hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his daughter, Rebekah. It is their support for Bannon that makes him a powerbroker from outside the Trump administration -- and their history with the Breitbart chief has been littered with conflicts of interest, self-dealing, and corruption.
Bannon has served as the Mercers’ political adviser for years, according to The Washington Post, where he assessed “the impact of think tanks, policy groups and super PACs they were considering financing.” It was Rebekah Mercer who reportedly “pushed” then-candidate Donald Trump to hire Bannon on his campaign. When he clashed with other Trump aides in April, she reportedly urged him to stay in the White House. When his time was finally up, Bannon reportedly met with Robert Mercer as he was planning his post-administration strategy.
As their political adviser, Bannon has repeatedly convinced the Mercers to invest in businesses and non-profit organizations under his control. The Mercers are part-owners of Breitbart.com and their foundation serves as the primary funder of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), a conservative research group where Bannon previously served as chairman.
Bannon also co-founded the Mercers’ company Glittering Steel, which, the Daily Beast reported, “was little more than ‘a front for Bannon.’”
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Bannon has served as the Mercers’ political adviser for years, according to The Washington Post, where he assessed “the impact of think tanks, policy groups and super PACs they were considering financing.” It was Rebekah Mercer who reportedly “pushed” then-candidate Donald Trump to hire Bannon on his campaign. When he clashed with other Trump aides in April, she reportedly urged him to stay in the White House. When his time was finally up, Bannon reportedly met with Robert Mercer as he was planning his post-administration strategy.
As their political adviser, Bannon has repeatedly convinced the Mercers to invest in businesses and non-profit organizations under his control. The Mercers are part-owners of Breitbart.com and their foundation serves as the primary funder of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), a conservative research group where Bannon previously served as chairman.
Bannon also co-founded the Mercers’ company Glittering Steel, which, the Daily Beast reported, “was little more than ‘a front for Bannon.’”
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