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ce, perhaps none was as galling to his critics, government watchdog groups and even some of his allies as the pardon of his former chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon," who was "charged with conspiring to swindle donors to a private fund to build a wall along the Mexican border, siphoning off more than $1 million

to build a wall along the Mexican border, siphoning off more than $1 million for personal and other expenses, the indictment said." The Times adds Bannon's pardon "also left three other men who were indicted with Mr. Bannon in an unusual and unenviable predicament. None of them received pardons and so

s, but that the request was rejected by their supervising board." Muir said that "one member of that board [is] denying the claim." Politico (1/26, Zanona, 6.73M) reports that on Tuesday, Pittman "apologized to Congress for the security failures at the complex the day of the deadly Jan. 6 riots, acknow

& CORPORATE SCANDALS • New York To Convene Special Grand Jury Over Investigation Into Former President Trump. • Judge Dismisses Fraud Case Against Bannon. • Former Wisconsin Financial Adviser Sentenced For Fraud Scheme. • Connecticut Lawmaker Pleads Guilty To Campaign Fraud. CYBER DIVISION • TSA Se

se Against Bannon. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Monday "formally dismissed the fraud case against Stephen K. Bannon, the conservative provocateur and ex-adviser to President Donald Trump, ending months of litigation over how the court system should handle his par

y on a Tennessee supermarket chain's decision to include a special logo on the name badges of vaccinated employees." EFTA00148342 Politico (5/25, Zanona, 6.73M) says GOP leaders "stopped short of calling for any disciplinary action." In a separate story, Politico (5/25, Leonard, 6.73M) reports that R

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than $25 million from hundreds of thousands of donors. Two other defendants, who pleaded guilty, received shorter prison terms. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was also charged in the case, but Trump pardoned him in the final hours of his presidency. NASA Employee Admits to Using COVID-19 Relief Loans to F

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s expansive, according to people familiar with the probe and public disclosures made during related litigation." Judge Dismisses Fraud Case Against Bannon. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Monday "formally dismissed the fraud case against Stephen K. Bannon

se Against Bannon. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Monday "formally dismissed the fraud case against Stephen K. Bannon, the conservative provocateur and ex-adviser to President Donald Trump, ending months of litigation over how the court system should handle his pard

"to a news story on a Tennessee supermarket chain's decision to include a special logo on the name badges of vaccinated employees." Politico (5/25, Zanona, 6.73M) says GOP leaders "stopped short of calling for any disciplinary action." In a separate story, Politico (5/25, Leonard, 6.73M) reports that R

" In a tweet Sunday afternoon President Trump again called for the whistleblower to come forward. Trump wrote, "Where is the Fake Whistleblower?" Bannon Says He Pushed For Alleged Whistleblower To Removed From NSC. The Daily Caller (11/17, Ross, 716K) reports former White House chief strategist Stev

nnon Says He Pushed For Alleged Whistleblower To Removed From NSC. The Daily Caller (11/17, Ross, 716K) reports former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview with VICE published Friday 'that when he was at the White House in 2017, he was involved in an effort to remove an intelligenc

William Taylor, told lawmakers both in a closed door deposition and during public testimony on Wednesday." Meanwhile, Politico (11/16, Desiderio, Zanona, 4.29M) reports Williams "told investigators in early November that she took notes while she listened in on Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrain