Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, returned to court on Tuesday ahead of his trial on criminal fraud charges over a push to fund Trump's signature border wall, weeks after he was released from prison on a separate conviction.

Bannon, 70, is scheduled to stand trial starting on Dec. 9 in New York state court in Manhattan. Prosecutors say he deceived donors who contributed more than $15 million in 2019 to a private fundraising drive to build a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. He has pleaded not guilty.

He is set to appear for a final pretrial conference before Acting Justice April Newbauer at 2:15 p.m. EST (1915 GMT).
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Demonstrators holding flags with Nazi swastikas targeted two rural Michigan towns over the weekend, including the site of a community theater production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

They also reportedly chanted a pro-Donald Trump slogan. 🙄 Fed Bois, that you?

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-828850

A writer for a conservative media outlet pleaded guilty on Tuesday to joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago, after a federal judge refused to pause his case until after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Steve Baker, who has written articles about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot for Blaze News, entered his guilty plea on the day that his bench trial had been scheduled to begin.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper is scheduled to sentence Baker on March 6, but the judge acknowledged that the case may never reach the punishment stage. Trump has repeatedly vowed to issue pardons to Jan. 6 riot defendants.

Baker, 64, of Durham, North Carolina, had asked Cooper to postpone all of the deadlines and hearings for his case until after Trump's inauguration. But the judge denied Baker’s request. Other judges have rejected similar requests by Capitol riot defendants who hope Trump will pardon them.

After his guilty plea, Baker told reporters that he is "very confident that I'm at the top of the list" if Trump hands out pardons. Baker said he pleaded guilty “to avoid the shaming exercise of a trial” and maintained that he didn't do anything wrong on Jan. 6.
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UPDATE: A New York judge on Tuesday declined to immediately postpone Steve Bannon's Dec. 9 trial on charges that he defrauded supporters of President-elect Donald Trump who donated to an online campaign to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Bannon, who was a White House strategist during Trump's first term in office, pleaded not guilty in 2022 to charges that he defrauded donors to "We Build the Wall," an online fundraising effort to raise money for Trump's signature policy.

The defense had sought to move the case into January.

Judge April Newbauer left open the possibility of moving the trial date, but only after a hearing Monday about additional evidence prosecutors want to introduce.

Prosecutors said the introduction of the new evidence would not add any time to the people's case, which is estimated to last about a week.
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Trump has appointed Steven Witkoff to be Special Envoy to the Middle East.

“I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Steven C. Witkoff to be Special Envoy to the Middle East. Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy, who has made every project and community he has been involved with stronger and more prosperous. Steve will be an unrelenting Voice for PEACE, and make us all proud.”

Was the FBI using a software tool to spy on you during election season?

Seems like it.

Full letter here.

https://x.com/judiciarygop/status/1856454334973915220

WAYNE ROOT: President Trump Was Elected in a Landslide to “Build the Wall & Deport Them All.” Here are 4 Powerful Ideas to Supercharge Your Job.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/wayne-root-president-trump-was-elected-landslide-build/

Former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Reportedly Eyeing Defense Secretary Role in Trump’s New Cabinet

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/former-democrat-rep-tulsi-gabbard-reportedly-eyeing-defense/

Secret Service Agent in Iconic Photo of Trump After Butler Assassination Attempt is Leading Candidate For Secret Service Director: REPORT

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/secret-service-agent-iconic-photo-trump-after-butler/

Steve Bannon: Trump Needs to Recall Mark Milley on Day One to Active Duty and Make Him Face a Court Martialing (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/steve-bannon-trump-needs-recall-mark-milley-day/

Footage of Roberto Franco Charry, a prominent Colombian entrepreneur arriving to his work building today in Bogota Colombia, unaware that he was being followed by a hitman.

Seattle police respond to a mass stabbing incident have to leave that scene to respond to *another* mass stabbing attack that happened during their initial response.

On a totally unrelated note - residents of Seattle just voted for more of this last week 🤔👀