Stephen (Steve) Bannon was captured by the Post Office officials in a delicious bit of irony. As soon as the president was questioned by reporters about the arrest of his former campaign co-manager and top adviser, Trump Sr. suddenly had a bad case of “who?” Now, the question becomes will he distance from his eldest son, too.
Bannon was arrested on a $35 million 170-foot luxury yacht — no word on whether he was wearing the three shirts he normally wore. The vessel was described by Burgess Yachts as having:
‘The interior is an elegant blend of white marble, bleached oak, stainless, and Macassar ebony that creates a modern yet warm and welcoming environment. The large windows allowing plenty of natural light in the saloon and the cleverly designed rotating seating area allows guests to maximise the stunning views.’
Trump Sr.’s children must know that the president speaks n a sort of code, much like a mob boss. Then, people go out and do what he broadly hinted about. Most of them eventually have been caught. At that point, the commander-in-chief has done his backward crawl and distanced even from a man who spent so much time in his inner circle.
When reporters questioned POTUS in the Oval Office, he said, according to CNN:
‘I feel very badly. I haven’t been dealing with him for a very long period of time, as most of the people in this room know.’
Donald Trump Jr. learned from a master and he has been back-peddling away from Bannon and the fake nonprofit “We Build the Wall.” A group of people close to the president were involved in setting up an organization advertised as seeking private funds to help build Trump’s wall along the nation’s southern border.
There was just one problem. They had no 501 (c) (3) organization to back up their scam, just a rash of false business fronts. A close circle of the president’s friends had simply been using this scam as their own personal piggy bank.
One of those men ran some of the country’s voting procedures and laws so far into the ground, that thousands of votes were suppressed. Kansas native Kris Kobach became POTUS’ voter crime czar but found none, so he quietly packed up his bags and left the White House. According to MSNBC’s show Live with Chris Melvin, he used some of the ill-gotten gains for plastic surgery.
Donald Trump Jr. was also involved in the crowdfunding campaign. His name appeared on the We Build the Wall website, lending authenticity to the organization. He also said that he attended one event. The president’s former 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and the top fundraising official for the upcoming campaign were also listed.
Trump Jr.’s spokesperson Amanda Miller released a statement:
‘Don gave one speech at a single We Build the Wall event over a year ago with a group of angel moms and besides that, has no involvement with their organization.’
Three men in addition to Bannon were arrested and charged with fraud. They could each face 20 years in jail or longer, depending upon whom you ask. Most legal authorities anticipate a much lighter sentence for them.
Miller continued:
‘[Trump Jr.] never gave them permission to use him as a testimonial on their website and was unaware they included him as one until today’s media reports about it. His previous praise of the group was based on what he was led to believe about their supposed intention to help build the wall on the southern border and if he and others were deceived, the group deserves to be held accountable for their actions.’
USPS officials arrested Bannon, Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato, and Timothy Shea. They defrauded “hundreds of thousands of donors” who contributed over $25 million to fund that wall., according to the SDNY (Southern District of New York office.)
Trump Sr. said that he knew nothing about the We Build the Wall scam. Then, he added that he was in total disagreement with it, because he did not want private funds for his ever-present wall. If things go South for Junior, it will be interesting to see whether he will distance from his namesake, too.
Twitter world jumped up and noticed what was happening to Bannon. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
Anyway. https://t.co/rGcLIfhme7
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 20, 2020
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