Bannon was accused by federal prosecutors in new york of being involved in a fraud scheme. The former brightbort news executive gave to the liberal publication american prospectundermining the president's north karea strategy, saying there's no military option to deal with the threat. Bannon and three other men are accused of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars from an on line fund raising campaign to build a wall on the us Border with Mexico.
The House is holding Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena as part of its January 6 investigation. Journalist Andrea Bernstein explains.
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