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Steve Bannon, former adviser to ex-President Donald Trump, says the same day he was arraigned on criminal fraud charges, the FBI carried out raids on the homes of nearly three dozen allies of the former president.
Speaking to conservative talk show host Charlie Kirk Friday, Bannon made the explosive allegation, saying law enforcement is part of a broader conspiracy to hobble opponents of President Joe Biden. Bannon's remarks come a day after he pleaded not guilty in a New York court to fraud charges and amid efforts by conservative figures to cast the FBI as being politically weaponized.
Bannon told Kirk that the FBI "rolled in on" 35 "senior members of MAGA, Republican supporters of Donald Trump." Saying the alleged searches were unnecessary because their targets have lawyers, he called the FBI the "jackbooted Gestapo," a reference to the secret police of Nazi Germany.
"This is this globalist apparatus," Bannon said. "This is the American arm of that: the Biden regime."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/steve-bannon-tells-charlie-kirk-35-maga-allies-got-raided-day-of-indictment/ar-AA11EzEA
I'm sure they deserved it.
onecaliberal
(32,826 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,846 posts)They must be to coordinate all those busts at the same time.
Tetrachloride
(7,834 posts)Bannon pomposity from criminal motivations.
Theres no evidence of any raids. (it would be nice to be wrong)
Nevilledog
(51,080 posts)Link to tweet
Renato Mariotti
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A lot of federal grand jury (criminal) subpoenas went out today to Trump allies regarding the fake elector scheme and his fundraising.
Big news that suggests large, active investigations. This is likely what Bannon was talking about when he said 35 Trump allies were raided.
Mueller, She Wrote
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BREAKING: Stephen Miller and Brian Jack have been SUBPOENAED by a federal grand jury in connection with the fraudulent elector scheme AND the trump Save America PAC. 💃 https://nytimes.com/2022/09/09/us/politics/jan-6-trump-political-aides-subpoenae.html
4:50 PM · Sep 9, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/us/politics/jan-6-trump-political-aides-subpoena.html
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https://archive.ph/yxBG0
blue-wave
(4,352 posts)Only 35?
Mr.Bill
(24,282 posts)spanone
(135,823 posts)Ain't 'White Collar' Crime sumpin'?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/steve-bannon-pleads-not-guilty-to-laundering-money-donated-to-build-border-wall
NQAS
(10,749 posts)Those of us in the reality-based universe call those magat allies suspect criminals and known fascists.
NQAS
(10,749 posts)Those of us in the reality-based universe call those magat allies suspect criminals and known fascists.
Beartracks
(12,809 posts)... it is what HE and Trump (and other MAGAs) would do.
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lindysalsagal
(20,670 posts)But I hope they did confiscate all that evidence, and tfg is packing for Scotland. I hope the fools are all screaming at him over the phone.