After Bannon was released on bail, he appeared on the show "Urgent Debate": The arrest was a "political persecution" and he was in support of Trump
[Global Net Reporter Wu Yuanchun Zhang Xiaoya] "These allegations are nonsense. This is political persecution." This response was indeed "Bannon."
On August 21, local time, Bannon, a former senior Trump adviser who had been released on bail, used his podcast program "War Room" to target suspected fraud in a crowdfunding project to build the border wall between the United States and Mexico. Allegations of money laundering "justify" for himself. The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) stated that he repeated the above remarks at least three times during the day's program.
Bannon was arrested on the 20th on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in fundraising activities. According to US media reports, Bannon and three others were charged with "fraud" and "money laundering" involving a total of 25 million U.S. dollars, each of which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison. They use part of the donations made by the donors of the “We Build the Wall” online activity for personal consumption. According to the US Department of Justice, Bannon received more than $1 million. The above-mentioned donors are Trump supporters who donated money to the government to build the border wall, but some of the walls showed serious "signs of erosion" a few months after completion.
In the face of fraud accusations, Bannon first argued in Friday's program, "Everyone knows that I like fighting. I have been fighting here for a long time. I am here to fight."
According to a report from "USA Today", Bannon also described himself as a "honey badger", and the honey badger "will not give in." He said: "For many years, I have been called the'Honey Badger'. The Honey Badger will not give in."
In addition, Bannon also claimed that his actions were to "support the President (Trump)." "This (fundraising project) is to show support for President Trump in the border wall movement. The border wall must be built." He claimed that these allegations were intended to "intimidate" those who support the president-to stop and intimidate those I want to talk about the border wall and those who support Trump’s construction of the border wall. He seriously questioned whether the time he was arrested so close to the election was "for political purposes."
After Bannon was arrested, the White House first refused to respond. Then, Trump went out to reporters and said that he felt very bad, but he hurriedly said that he had lost contact with Bannon. “I haven’t dealt with him for a long time. Did not deal with him" and said that he "knows nothing about Bannon's fundraising project."
Bannon, 66, has served as the head of the Trump campaign and is considered to be one of Trump's main heroes in 2016. After Trump was elected, Bannon served as the White House's chief strategist and senior adviser to the President. He was fired in August 2017.
Bannon took a right-wing stance. He used to use his Breitbart news network as a platform to advocate white supremacy, oppose multiculturalism, and emphasize the defense of so-called "Western values." He is now hosting a pro-Trump podcast show "The War Room", and the day before the indictment was released, he also invited Cole Fitch (the initiator of the "We Build the Wall" project) as a guest on the show.