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This is warfare: Trump allies Flynn, Bannon pushed conspiracies at ritzy party backed by Chinese exile (Full title)It was supposed to be a celebration for a movement that opposes the Chinese Communist Party.
Instead, the swanky private party, held in June at the top of One World Trade Center, served as a platform for several of former President Donald Trumps allies, including former advisor Steve Bannon and personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, to spew anti-government rhetoric and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
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The conspiracy theories and speakers heard at the event fit a pattern for the Guo-backed organizations. The nonprofits are cited in a report by Graphika, which describes a network [that] acts as a prolific producer and amplifier of mis- and disinformation, including claims of voter fraud in the U.S., false information about Covid-19, and QAnon narratives.
Bannon left his role as chair of the Rule of Law Society last summer. Bannons departure from the board came around the time he was arrested on Guos yacht for allegedly defrauding donors through his We Build the Wall fundraising campaign. Bannon pleaded not guilty at the time and was later pardoned by Trump.
The invitation to the June event lists Dinggang Wang, a Guo ally and anti-Chinese government YouTube star, as the new chair of the Rule of Law Society. Wang, according to a report by NBC News, appears to have previously helped spread Covid misinformation and conspiracy theories about President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden during the election.
much more vomitous information at:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/19/giuliani-bannon-flynn-lindell-pushed-pro-trump-election-lies-at-guo-wengui-party.html
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'This is warfare:' Trump allies Flynn, Bannon pushed conspiracies at ritzy party backed by Chinese e (Original Post)
UpInArms
Aug 2021
OP
Bannon as chair of the "Rule of Law Society" is right up there with "Ministry of Love"
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2021
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dalton99a
(81,451 posts)1. Kick
Together on the yacht: This is Steven Bannon on the Lady May with its owner Guo Wengui, a fugitive Chinese billionaire who has declared his own new government of China. The 150ft vessel was off Connecticut when he was taken into custody
DeeNice
(575 posts)2. so much just gets lost in the deluge of effery....
You know 45's fan club is just going to frame this as the "pro-freedom, patriotic" faction of China.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,306 posts)3. Bannon as chair of the "Rule of Law Society" is right up there with "Ministry of Love"
and "Democratic People's Republic of Korea".