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(51,313 posts)After failing to pay his lawyer nearly half a million dollars, hes now clambering to halt a review of his personal financesa situation thats forcing him to admit something quite embarrassing: that there might be evidence of his border wall fraud scheme in his bank documents.
The conspiracy-spewing right-wing political agitator had the gall to stiff his lawyer, former federal prosecutor Robert Bob Costello, who stuck by him for years. Specifically, Costello was Bannons lawyer on a number of cases, including when he faced criminal charges for pocketing donor funds intended for a privately funded border wall between the United States and Mexico. So it was only a matter of time before the law firm of Davidoff Hutcher and Citron came knocking with a lawsuit, one that quickly resulted in a judge ordering Bannon to hand over the overdue $480,487.
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Protass also argued that subjecting Bannon to questions under oath from the aggrieved law firms attorneys also poses a significant risk for the same reason: he might say something damning that could bolster two ongoing criminal cases against him.
Bannon, who helped coordinate a key part of former President Donald Trumps undemocratic plot to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, refused to testify about his so-called Green Bay Sweep to congressional investigators. As Bannons lawyer, Costello ran interference when the House Jan. 6 Committee issued a subpoena ordering the MAGA media figure to testifyand represented him when the Department of Justice followed up with criminal charges. Bannon was convicted by a Washington jury in 2022, but he remains out of prison while he appeals the judgment.
More at:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-admits-bank-account-may-have-evidence-of-fraud