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getagrip_already

(14,254 posts)
Thu May 25, 2023, 11:06 AM May 2023

Now we know when Steve Bannon will stand trial in the We Build the Wall fraud case

Source: Law and Crime

Former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon will stand trial next year for allegedly defrauding donors of a charity initiated to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a Manhattan judge said on Thursday.

The brief hearing lasted a matter of minutes to schedule important dates on the road to Bannon’s trial, slated for May 27, 2024.

Bannon and his former company, We Build the Wall, have been under indictment in New York since February 2022. The six-count indictment accuses Bannon of money laundering, conspiracy and scheme to defraud. He has pleaded not guilty.

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/now-we-know-when-steve-bannon-will-stand-trial-in-the-we-build-the-wall-fraud-case/



kind of lost track of this. But hopefully he will see jail time.
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Now we know when Steve Bannon will stand trial in the We Build the Wall fraud case (Original Post) getagrip_already May 2023 OP
So much for swift justice. moreland01 May 2023 #1
rump cronies on trial in middle of R primaries. Expect a party-splitting battle royale Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #4
Any lawyers out there to comment on why it should be taking so long? One year to the start date?! TheRickles May 2023 #2
Not a lawyer, but in the absence of a more informed opinion, Beastly Boy May 2023 #8
Thanks. That was interesting, about getting an extension during an earlier phase of the proceedings TheRickles May 2023 #11
The same judge handling the Trump case and the Bannon case, among others. Beastly Boy May 2023 #12
👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch May 2023 #3
He's only out of jail right now is because BumRushDaShow May 2023 #5
He was charged LONG ago. Next YEAR? No, it should be next MONTH. oldsoftie May 2023 #6
Whinge whinge whinge ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #15
Sure, let's wait on Trumps next trials till '25. That'll work just fine! oldsoftie May 2023 #17
Him and Shitler. BOTH next year? That's insane. CousinIT May 2023 #7
Why didn't he go to jail Linda Ed May 2023 #9
Because he's appealing the decision. ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #16
Trump claims he finished building the wall Martin Eden May 2023 #10
Bannon was more involved in the insurrection gab13by13 May 2023 #13
the courts are overwhelmed with criming conservatives. maxsolomon May 2023 #14
I had honestly thought this had been swept under the carpet already LiberalLovinLug May 2023 #18

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,790 posts)
4. rump cronies on trial in middle of R primaries. Expect a party-splitting battle royale
Thu May 25, 2023, 11:32 AM
May 2023

DeSantis is betting on the rump sinking under the weight of his crimes around that time. Otherwise he'd wait until 2028, as he would have been wiser to do, to let the rump self-destruct and come in to mop up the pieces and take the R crown.

If you think R and D politics are highly polarized (they are), then you ain't seen nothin' yet till you see the Always-Trumpers go head to head against the Never-Trumpers; the latter group including people who voted twice for him but never again.

The vows to not vote for one or the other in the general election are flying thick.

The Always magats accuse DeSantis of selling out to the GOPelite and being the Deep State candidate for their fear of the rump.

The DeSantis supporters accuse the rump of being unelectable, undisciplined, and failed to "drain the swamp". They highlight the rump's unceasing grievances about 2020. They think the rump is the Deep State's candidate for the R primaries because they are sure Biden can defeat him again.


One take-away: They all use the "Deep State" as an all-purpose bogeyman.

TheRickles

(2,001 posts)
11. Thanks. That was interesting, about getting an extension during an earlier phase of the proceedings
Thu May 25, 2023, 12:55 PM
May 2023

To review information uncovered. But still not clear why this phase should take so long. Very infuriating....

Beastly Boy

(9,066 posts)
12. The same judge handling the Trump case and the Bannon case, among others.
Thu May 25, 2023, 01:08 PM
May 2023

He probably has his hands full.

 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
15. Whinge whinge whinge
Thu May 25, 2023, 02:01 PM
May 2023

The trial was tentatively scheduled for the end of November. Now it's been moved to the end of May next year.

And it takes so long because this isn't the telly. The government had 4TB of evidence against Bannon. The defense lawyer needed time to go through it all. He was given until February to do that, and then the court needed to meet to set the actual trial date, when the judge had an opening on his schedule to make that call. Courts are dealing with more cases than this one, you know, so it took a while. Is everyone else with a case supposed to step aside in getting their justice to make way for this case?

Of course not. You know why? Because neither the world nor the judicial system revolves around what you want.

Deal with it.

oldsoftie

(12,410 posts)
17. Sure, let's wait on Trumps next trials till '25. That'll work just fine!
Thu May 25, 2023, 02:14 PM
May 2023

And yes, some cases SHOULD take precedence over others. And they often DO.
With a case like this prosecutors dont NEED to use all the evidence they found. And they only need to turn over what they intend to use unless its exculpatory. Its fraud & money laundering, not murder.
People who advocate the overthrow of our government should see the courtroom a little quicker than the guy dealing 2lbs of weed.
But I guess some folks are fine with letting him slide for a yr+

 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
16. Because he's appealing the decision.
Thu May 25, 2023, 02:06 PM
May 2023

Until the appeals run out, he doesn't go to jail.

This is how the system works when you have the money to appeal.

Keep watching Seinfeld, though, so he can get his royalties from it to pay for things like this. You do know he was a producer of Seinfeld...right?

https://www.thewrap.com/steve-bannon-seinfeld/

maxsolomon

(32,992 posts)
14. the courts are overwhelmed with criming conservatives.
Thu May 25, 2023, 01:34 PM
May 2023

a year from today? ridiculous.

Bannon will probably have a heart attack and die before then.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,154 posts)
18. I had honestly thought this had been swept under the carpet already
Thu May 25, 2023, 04:16 PM
May 2023

And if someone had told me that some Trump appointed judge had dismissed the charges, I wouldn't have blinked an eye. Shows how cynical one can get in these times.

Glad this will be in the spotlight again. I'd like to hear how Bannon defends himself to the public, or even his own followers, on this one.

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