Steve Bannon, 68, once a close associate and adviser to former US President Donald Trump, faces a series of charges in a case that Trump himself pardoned him in early 2021.

Bannon, 68, appeared before a prosecutor in New York today. As it later became known, he was charged with fraud, money laundering and conspiracy in connection with the case.We are building a wall“.

Bannon is accused, among other things, of defrauding supporters of former President Trump in the context of a campaign to raise funds to finance the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border.

This campaign started in December 2018.

According to the indictment, Bannon “acted as the architect of a multi-million dollar scheme designed to defraud thousands of donors across the country … He took advantage of the political views of donors to obtain millions of dollars, which he then embezzled … and lied to donors so that he and his friends could get rich.”

Steve Bannon, of course, for his part, claims his innocence.

Going on the counterattack, the 68-year-old former Trump adviser even laments that he is being pursued for “political reasons” in the wake of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections in November.