What of Individual-1 ? Feds Trump campaign case is dead
by Jim Mustian And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 5, 2021 2:42 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 5, 2021 at 2:44 pm EDT
NEW YORK When Donald Trump lost the legal shield of the presidency last month, some pundits speculated federal prosecutors might revive an investigation that implicated him in possible campaign finance crimes during his 2016 run for office.
But several people involved in the case say the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan has made no move to restart the hush-money probe that once dogged Trump’s presidency and sent his former attorney, Michael Cohen, to prison.
Manhattan district attorney considering prosecuting Stephen Bannon following his pardon by Trump in federal fraud case Shayna Jacobs
Replay Video UP NEXT NEW YORK The Manhattan District Attorney s Office is weighing whether to bring a state court case against Stephen K. Bannon, who was indicted on federal fraud charges for his role in a fundraising scheme to build a border wall but received a last-minute pardon from President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Bannon, one of the architects of Trump s 2016 election victory and briefly a White House adviser, was among 143 people who received pardons from Trump in his last 24 hours in office. Bannon left the White House early in Trump s term after he fell out with the president, who wavered until the last minute on issuing his former strategist a pardon, The Washington Post reported.
The Manhattan DA's Office is weighing a state court case against Steve Bannon, a new report says. Bannon and three others were charged with defrauding donors while fundraising for the border wall.
By Celine Castronuovo - 02/02/21 09:54 PM EST
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is reportedly looking into potential state charges against Stephen Bannon nearly two weeks after former President Trump
The Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter, that the office of District Attorney Cyrus Vance is looking into whether a case could be brought against Bannon in the state for his role in a fundraising scheme for Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Trump’s presidential pardon, issued in his final hours in office, cleared Bannon on federal fraud charges in connection with the border wall. The pardon applied only to federal crimes, meaning Bannon could still be charged in state courts.
Manhattan DA Mulls Potential State Case Against Bannon After Presidential Pardon Stephen Bannon s last minute pardon, mere hours before Trump left office, was especially notable given that the prosecution was still in its early stages and any trial was months away.
Published February 3, 2021 •
Updated on February 3, 2021 at 3:08 pm
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The Manhattan District Attorney s Office is considering whether to bring a state court case against Stephen Bannon, who received an 11th-hour pardon from then-President Donald Trump after he was indicted on federal fraud charges, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
Bannon, one of the former s president staunch supporters and ex-strategist, had been charged with duping thousands of donors who believed their money would be used to fulfill Trump’s chief campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border.