Release Trump's former entourage suspected of fraud by donating border wall construction August 21 12:29
A former aide of US President Trump, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud, former Chief Strategy Officer Bannon was released on bail for JPY 500 million or more. Judicial authorities have charged former Bannon Strategy Officer with charges, but American media reports alleging innocence.
Former Chief Strategy Officer Bannon, who was close to President Trump, spent some of his donation from hundreds of thousands of citizens on personal spending on the 20th to build a wall on the border with Mexico. Was arrested and prosecuted and subsequently released on bail.
Bail was $5 million, or about JPY 530 million in Japanese yen, and Bannon, who came out of the court, got into the car surrounded by a large group of news gathered.
American media reported that the defendants claimed innocence.
Former Chief Strategy Officer Bannon played an important role in the 2016 presidential election as an aide to President Trump and entered the administration, but was dismissed the following year.
Regarding the arrest of his former aide, Trump said, "I don't know anything or do anything about it. The wall is created by the government, not by the individual." He stressed that there is no relationship so that the construction of the border wall, which is also a signboard policy, does not have a negative image.