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‘Lock him up?’: everything Steve Bannon has been doing since leaving the White House

Ex-White House adviser arrested for fraud linked to ‘We Build the Wall’ crowdfunding campaign

by Gabriel Power

21 Aug 2020

Steve Bannon

Ex-White House adviser arrested for fraud linked to ‘We Build the Wall’ crowdfunding campaign

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