Stephen Bannon leaves federal court in New York Thursday, August 20, after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall. A prominent Washington lawyer defending President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist against charges that he cheated donors to a southern border wall notified a judge Wednesday that he’s no longer the right lawyer for the job. Bannon faces a May 24 trial on criminal charges alleging that Bannon and at least three others unlawfully raised over US$25 million for the “We Build The Wall” campaign. The group sought to fund a southern border wall. Burck is a former federal prosecutor who was a top lawyer for President George W. Bush.

Source: The Standard November 26, 2020 08:15 UTC