Conservative podcast host Steve Bannon pled guilty in a New York State court on Feb. 11 to a fraud charge in connection with a push to fund private construction of the border wall.
Bannon, 71, entered a plea agreement with prosecutors to avoid jail time. In return, he received a three-year, conditional discharge that requires him to stay out of trouble to avoid future punishment.
As he left the courtroom, Bannon told reporters that he felt “like a million bucks.”
The former adviser to President Donald Trump initially pled not guilty to charges of money laundering, conspiracy, and a scheme to defraud for allegedly deceiving donors to a nonprofit he co-founded, We Build the Wall Inc….