Far-right Steve Bannon surrenders to the New York Prosecutor's Office

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The far-right and former adviser to former US President Donald Trump,

and is expected to face specific charges later this Thursday.

At the moment the charges filed against Bannon are unknown, but the local press indicates that the process could be related to his work in 'We Build The Wall' (We build the wall), a

to help fulfill the

's promise to

build a wall along the US-Mexico border.

Before entering the Manhattan district attorney's office, Bannon described the situation to reporters as "an irony."

"The same day that the mayor of this city has a delegation at the border, they are chasing people here for trying to stop them at the border," the 68-year-old noted.

In February of last year, the New York prosecutor's office began an investigation against the controversial former adviser for

, after being pardoned by the former president hours before leaving the White House.

Trump's "precautionary" pardon applies to possible federal crimes, but not state crimes,

so Bannon could still be charged in this case.

Last July he was found

, for which he could be sentenced to up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $200,000.

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