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getagrip_already

(14,750 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 [View all]

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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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
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