BREAKING: President Trump's ex-political adviser Steve Bannon and three others charged in scheme to defraud donors to online "We Build the Wall" campaign. https://t.co/SC8a34dPKs
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 20, 2020
As part of his private border wall scheme, Brian Kolfage and We Build the Wall vilified a nearby butterfly sanctuary and accused it of being involved in drug trafficking. Naturally, the sanctuary is thrilled by today's indictments: https://t.co/mtr5U3RSD0
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) August 20, 2020
The "We Build the Wall" website is still up. Here's Don Jr.'s endorsement! https://t.co/dx6TfAegut pic.twitter.com/aq4R6hvliQ
— Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) August 20, 2020
It gets better: Kolfage used boat he bought with illegally-siphoned "We Build the Wall" funds to sail in the July 4 Trump boat parade in Destin, Florida https://t.co/eyK1WOvWWf (spotted by @ZacAlf) pic.twitter.com/uEUuQx0Yle
— Evan Hill (@evanchill) August 20, 2020
Kris Kobach in a January 2019 interview connected the border wall fundraising scheme to Trump: "I talked with the president, and the 'We Build the Wall Effort’' came up. The president said 'the project has my blessing, and you can tell the media that.'" https://t.co/iUFv5sdg4f
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 20, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. praised We Build The Wall and Brian Kolfage at a 2018 event: "This is private enterprise at its finest. Doing it better, faster, cheaper than anything else. What you guys are doing is amazing.” pic.twitter.com/hOL25JoZPI
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) August 20, 2020
From CBS' Pat Milton: Steve Bannon was taken into custody today by US Postal Service agents. He's expected to be arraigned today before a US magistrate. @SDNYnews alleges he had a role in defrauding donors as part of an online crowdfunding campaign known as “We Build the Wall”
— Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) August 20, 2020
Curt Schilling, David Clarke, Erik Prince and Kris Kobach are also caught up in this We Build the Wall griftapalooza. This is like Christmas in August.
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) August 20, 2020
BREAKING / NBC News: Former advisor to President Trump, Steve Bannon, and four others have been indicted for illegally funneling money from the "We Build The Wall" fund.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) August 20, 2020
Leaders of ‘We Build The Wall’ online fundraising campaign charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors https://t.co/cH2abWm2Ph pic.twitter.com/NKxfKXkcEX
— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) August 20, 2020