Bannon Avoids Prison, Sentenced to Conditional Discharge.

Former Trump White House Chief Strategist and War Room host Stephen K. Bannon has pled guilty to a charge related to the “We Build the Wall” campaign, but will avoid jail time under a plea agreement. The MAGA stalwart, who played a key role in Trump’s political rise, received a conditional discharge for three years.

The charges stemmed from accusations that Bannon and three other individuals defrauded donors who contributed to the fundraising effort aimed at constructing a private section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Despite the accusations of wrongdoing, Bannon’s legal team has maintained that he did not personally pocket any of the donations.

Bannon and his associates were charged with conspiracy and money laundering after being accused of deceiving donors. Prosecutors claimed that while Bannon presented himself as a volunteer, he funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to two associates. Under the terms of his plea, Bannon only pled guilty to one count of defrauding donors.

Bannon’s plea carries restrictions on leading non-profits in New York or raising money for charitable causes in the state.

George Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who previously prosecuted President Trump, celebrated the outcome. Bannon criticized both Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has also targeted President Trump in a dubious civil fraud case, branding her the “Queen of Lawfare.”

“I’m calling on, right now, the Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to begin an immediate criminal investigation into Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, all of what they did to President Trump,” he said.

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