Fox News: Steve Bannon Pleads Not Guilty on Fraud Charges in Virtual Court Appearance
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LEE MILLER: "The court appearance is now underway, it is a remote court appearance because of the pandemic, so Steve Bannon is not actually in the courtroom. This is an electronic link, but moments ago he entered a not guilty plea. The former campaign manager and adviser to President Trump is charged with two counts, conspiracy to launder money, as well as conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This is based on a newly unsealed indictment that says a crowdfunding campaign for We Build the Wall raised more than $25 million, some of which Bannon and three other men allegedly put in their own pockets. A portion of the indictment says, and I quote, 'the defendants each received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donor funds from We Build the Wall, which they used to pay for a variety of personal expenses including, among other things, travel, hotels, consumer goods, and personal credit card debts.'”