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Steve Bannon

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Relationship to Trumplongtime political ally with public policy dissentpolitical / 1 source

Former Trump White House chief strategist who received a Trump pardon and was later convicted in separate contempt and New York fraud cases.

Released after serving four-month federal contempt sentencecustody / 2024-10-29–2024-10-29Pleaded guilty to first-degree scheme to defraudlegal / 2025-02-11Convicted on two counts of contempt of Congresslegal / 2022-10-21Pardoned before trial in federal wall-fund prosecutionlegal / 2021-01-20Longtime political ally with public dissent over Iran policyrelationship / 2025-06-18Removed as White House chief strategistoffice / 2017-08-18–2017-08-18

Exact relationships

  1. campaign chief and former White House strategistpoliticaldocumented · 7 files · 13 source references
  2. former Trump White House chief strategistlegalpoliticalconvicted · 1 file · 1 source reference
  3. former chief strategist convicted in separate state casebusinesslegalpoliticalconvicted · 1 file · 1 source reference
  4. former chief strategist pardoned by Trumplegalpoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 1 source reference

Money, power & fallout

  1. Trump installs Steve Bannon as campaign chief executiveFormer campaign chief executivecampaign chief and former White House strategist · documented · 1 source
  2. Trump removes Bannon as White House chief strategistOut of government; remained a political ally and advisercampaign chief and former White House strategist · documented · 2 sources
  3. Federal prosecutors charge Bannon in the We Build the Wall donor-fraud caseFederal case terminated by Trump pardon; related New York case later ended in Bannon's guilty pleacampaign chief and former White House strategist · documented · 3 sources
    1. paymentWe Build the Wall reported fundraisingMore than $25 million
      Reported source
      We Build the Wall donors
      Reported recipient
      We Build the Wall campaign
      Financially affected
      Donors who contributed based on the campaign's representations
      reported · 2020-08-20 · observedPopulation Gross donations that the federal indictment alleged We Build the Wall raised through its online campaignPeriod 2018-12-17 to 2020-08-20Basis Use the fundraising floor stated in the federal charging announcement; do not treat total campaign receipts as Bannon's income.Limits The amount was alleged in a charging record and is a gross fundraising floor, not an audited net total or an adjudicated personal benefit to Bannon.Open cited evidence
  4. Bannon coordinates with Trump and publicly demands that Pence 'run the play'Plan failed when Pence refused to delay or reject certified votescampaign chief and former White House strategist · documented · 1 source
  5. Trump pardons Steve Bannon in federal wall-fund casePardoned on federal charges before trialformer chief strategist pardoned by Trump · documented · 1 source
  6. Grand jury indicts Bannon for refusing January 6 committee records and testimonyConvicted, sentence served, conviction affirmed on appealcampaign chief and former White House strategist · documented · 3 sources
  7. Bannon convicted and sentenced for contempt of CongressConvicted in a separate post-pardon caseformer Trump White House chief strategist · convicted · 1 source
    1. penaltyBannon contempt-of-Congress fine$6,500
      Ordered from
      Steve Bannon
      Ordered to
      United States
      ordered · 2022-10-21 · observedPopulation Fine imposed with Steve Bannon's sentence on two contempt-of-Congress countsPeriod 2022-10-21 to 2022-10-21Basis Fine imposed in the October 21, 2022 federal sentence reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.Limits The sentence establishes the amount due; payment timing is not identified.Open cited evidence
  8. D.C. Circuit unanimously affirms Bannon's contempt convictionsConvictions affirmed; Bannon later served four monthscampaign chief and former White House strategist · documented · 2 sources
  9. Bannon leaves federal prison after four months and immediately campaigns for TrumpReleased after serving sentence; convictions remaincampaign chief and former White House strategist · documented · 1 source
  10. Bannon pleads guilty in New York wall-fund caseGuilty plea entered in New York caseformer chief strategist convicted in separate state case · convicted · 1 source
  11. Bannon remains a Trump ally while dissenting over Iran policyOngoing political alliance with documented policy dissentlongtime political ally with public policy dissent · reported · 1 source
Source: Gage Skidmore · Rights/use: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Modified: cropped and resized