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Bannon Charged with Fraud Involving Multi-Million Dollar Online Fundraiser
Former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon was arrested and charged Aug. 20, 2020, with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in connection to an online fundraiser called “We Build the Wall." He was ultimately pardoned by the outgoing President Trump.
August 20, 2020
Steve Bannon Departs Breitbart, Losing His Megaphone
Steve Bannon's tenure at Breitbart came to a crashing end on Tuesday, fueled by outrage over critical comments he made about the president's family and inner circle in a newly published book.
January 9, 2018
Trump Blasts Bannon, Saying, "He Lost His Mind"
President Trump publicly attacked Steve Bannon, his former chief strategist and a key engineer of his victory in the 2016 presidential election.
January 3, 2018
Stephen Bannon’s Legacy at the Trump White House
From a "war room" in the White House, Bannon worked to promote his worldview of "populist nationalism."
August 18, 2017
Bannon, In Rare Interview, Discusses Trump, Charlottesville, Nationalism
With his future at the White House in question, Stephen K. Bannon gave a rare interview this week where he called the far-right fringe "a collection of clowns," and said that the more Democrats focus on identity politics, "I got 'em."
August 17, 2017
Peers of Pope Francis Criticize Steve Bannon’s “Apocalyptic” Worldview
The worldview of President Trump's chief strategist -- as explored in "Bannon's War" -- has now come under fire by peers of Pope Francis.
August 3, 2017
Who is Steve Bannon? The View from Four Breitbart Staffers
What's it like to work for Steve Bannon? Four Breitbart staffers, past and present, tell all.
May 23, 2017
The FRONTLINE Interview: Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro joined Breitbart as editor-at-large in 2012, but left the site during the height of the 2016 campaign, saying Breitbart had become too friendly with the Trump campaign. "When a news outlet decides that it is more important to maintain close ties to a particular candidate or politician than it is to maintain the integrity of their journalists, that is no longer a journalistic organization," says Shapiro. "It is now a propaganda platform."
May 23, 2017
The FRONTLINE Interview: Alex Marlow
The editor-in-chief of Breitbart News talks to FRONTLINE about what it was like to work with Steve Bannon, how Bannon turned Breitbart into a dominant force in Republican politics, and fires back at critics who say he injected racism into the site’s coverage.
May 23, 2017
The FRONTLINE Interview: Kurt Bardella
Steve Bannon wanted Breitbart to be "the most dominant voice in the Republican Party space." He would instead turn the site into "the propaganda vehicle for the Trump campaign," says Kurt Bardella, a former spokesman for Breitbart.
May 23, 2017
The FRONTLINE Interview: Joel Pollak
Joel Pollak is the senior editor-at-large for Breitbart News and the author of "How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution." In this interview, Pollak traces how Breitbart evolved from an organization focused largely on Hollywood and culture, to a must-read website for anyone following conservative politics – including Donald Trump himself.
May 23, 2017
Watch Steve Bannon Explain How He Sees the World
As President Trump prepares to make his first visit to the Vatican, watch what Steve Bannon said to participants at a 2014 conference there.
May 23, 2017
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