Trump campaign CEO once charged in domestic violence case

[RandySF]

Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Donald Trump campaign, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness following an incident in early January 1996, though the case was ultimately dismissed, according to a police report and court documents.

The Santa Monica, Calif., police report says that Bannon’s then-wife claimed he pulled at her neck and wrist during an altercation over their finances, and an officer reported witnessing red marks on her neck and wrist to bolster her account. Bannon also reportedly smashed the phone when she tried to call the police.

While the case ended when Bannon's ex-wife did not appear in court, the incident presents a new problem for the Trump campaign following the hiring of the controversial Bannon. He went on leave from Breitbart News, where he is chairman, to take over the Trump campaign.

Bannon, through a spokeswoman, said he was never interviewed by the police about the incident. Bannon pleaded "not guilty" to the allegations and was represented by a local criminal defense attorney during the proceedings.


http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/steve-bannon-domestic-violence-case-police-report-227432#ixzz4IOjQCm4w

[anneboleyn]

1. Good lord. The Trump campaign really has the "best people." So much for the outreach to women

[Grown2Hate]

2. Color me UNsurprised. Fucking evil demons,

the lot of them.

[bluestateguy]

3. Disgusting

t

[SaschaHM]

4. NYPost has a similar article.

http://nypost.com/2016/08/25/trump-campaign-ceo-accused-in-divorce-papers-of-attacking-wife/

The man hired to remake Donald Trump’s image roughed up and threatened his wife during their marriage, she claimed in court documents obtained by The Post.

Stephen K. Bannon, the new CEO of the Trump campaign, grabbed his then-wife Mary Louise Piccard “by the throat and arm,” and threatened “to take the girls and leave,” referring to their twin daughters, according to a declaration she filed in their divorce case, which began in the mid-90s.

“I took the phone to call the police and he grabbed the phone away from me throwing it across the room, and breaking it as he [was] screaming that I was a ‘crazy f—ing c–t!” according to the document.

Police responded to the New Year’s Day, 1996, clash, and wrote up a report and took pictures of the victim’s injuries, the document said.

Bannon then got his lawyer on the case, who allegedly “threatened” Piccard and told her she “would have no money [and] no way to support the children” if the case went to trial.

[red dog 1]

9. Thanks for that link

Interesting how Trump always chooses losers to run his campaign

[wordpix]

11. he'll fit in well with Trump's other brown shirts

violent lot, all of them

[geek tragedy]

5. Birds of a feather nt

[anneboleyn]

6. Wonder if Bannon will step down in an "official" capacity now? I wouldn't be surprised actually

given Trump's horrible numbers with women and the explicit links with the infamous alt-right now. I wouldn't be shocked if Bannon disappears in an explicit capacity. He will still of course work for him behind the scenes.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. Wow

This is a huge story. And this guy should step down. He's a sicko.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Kick

[red dog 1]

10. K&R

Don't hold your breath waiting for Bannon to quit as CEO.

Trump himself once raped his first wife, so he won't care about this, and neither will the idiots who support him.

[DallasNE]

12. Give Him Credit; This Shows Bannon Walks The Walk By Practicing What He Preaches n/t