Steve Bannon had tough words Thursday for one of former President Donald Trump’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
As Bannon was leaving court after the latest hearing in his New York State criminal money laundering case, CBS News asked him about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement. Error-filled audio events Social media on Twitter.
“I thought it was a complete disaster. Elon Musk is a complete disaster. He’s owned by the Chinese Communist Party,” Bannon said, referring to the CEO of Twitter, which hosted DeSantis’ announcement.
Bannon, who was Trump’s chief White House strategist and CEO of the 2016 campaign, was indicted in September 2022 for his role in a group that raised millions promising to personally build a wall along the US-Mexico border. Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office allege they pocketed some of the money instead.
Bannon’s trial is set for May 27, 2024, New York Judge Juan Marchan said Thursday.
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The trial was originally scheduled for November 2023, but the case was delayed when Bannon had to change lawyers. His original attorneys told Marchan in January that they and Bannon had “irreconcilable” differences.
Marchan, who presides over Trump Criminal falsification of business records case, said he accepted the delayed start of the trial because both sides in Bannon’s case said they were satisfied with the date. Trump’s case is scheduled to go to trial on March 25, 2024. He is not guilty.
Bannon faced similar Federal charges But in 2020 it was Trump has pardoned During the last hours of his presidency. Presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
In a separate federal case, Bannon was sentenced in October 2022 to four months in prison after a jury convicted him of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attacks. US Capitol. He must also pay a $6,500 monetary penalty.
Bannon was found guilty in July, and remains free while his legal team appeals the conviction.
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