“This was to provide support for President Trump,” Bannon said.
Steve Bannon slammed his arrest on Wednesday, calling it “a political hit job” and “nonsense”, while promising to fight the prosecutors against him. He also reiterated his alleged criminal attempts to build a wall on the US-Mexico border were in support of President Donald Trump.
“Are these accusers nonsense; this is a political hit,” Bannon repeated at least three times during his radio program, “WarRoom,” on Friday.
“Everyone knows I love a fight,” he said. “I’m here in the long run and I’m in this for the fight.”
Bannon, Trump’s former campaign chief and chief strategist at the White House, was arrested Thursday and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a crowdfunding attempt to build a wall along the southern border. Bannon allegedly took at least $ 1 million of the money raised from supporters to pay for the generous personal expenses of another group leader, according to prosecutors.
During the radio program on Friday, Bannon said his actions were in support of the president, who has since tried to distance himself from his top adviser.
“This was to show support for President Trump in the wall movement and the wall needs to be built,” Bannon said, arguing that the charges are an attempt to “intimidate” people who support the president. This was to stop and intimidate people who want to talk over the wall. This is to stop and intimidate people who have President Trump’s back in building the wall. ”
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement on Thursday that Trump “has not been involved with Steve Bannon since the campaign and the early part of the administration, and he knows the people are not involved in this project.”
“President Trump has no involvement in this project and felt that it was only done to create Showboat, and perhaps raise funds,” she continued.
Bannon also questioned out loud if the timing of his arrest was so close to the election for political purposes, although there is no evidence that this is the case.
“The timing is great,” he said, “We have 72 [days until Election Day] and a wake-up call to what Donald Trump says is the most important election. ”
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