Judge Agrees To Postpone Steve Bannon’s Trial On Border Fraud Charges

A New York judge has reportedly agreed to postpone the start of Steve Bannon’s trial on charges that he defrauded supporters of President-elect Donald Trump after his defense requested it be pushed back into the new year.
Judge April Newbauer moved his Dec. 9 trial start date to Feb. 25, 2025, according to The Associated Press, Courthouse News and reporter Adam Klasfeld.
Bannon’s legal team had argued that it would need more time to respond to new evidence brought by prosecutors.
Bannon faces up to 15 years in prison for conspiracy, fraud and money laundering charges after being accused of taking millions of dollars donated toward the construction of a border wall with Mexico for his personal use.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Prosecutors say Bannon’s former nonprofit, WeBuildTheWall Inc., had vowed to donate 100% of its donations toward the creation of a border wall. Instead, they say he helped funnel more than $100,000 to a co-founder of the organization.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought this state-level case against Bannon after Trump pardoned him on related federal charges before he left office in January 2021. A president cannot pardon these state charges.
Two of Bannon’s former associates with the organization were not pardoned by Trump in the federal case, and they were sentenced to prison last year.
A spokesperson for Bragg’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bannon was released from prison last month after serving four months for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena. Bannon refused to testify about his involvement in Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.
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