EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, said Steve Bannon’s guilty plea to a felony charge related to his involvement in the fundraising effort called the “We Build the Wall” campaign signals that Bannon is avoiding a “very long trial experience” and giving the establishment media “more headlines.”
In the New York Criminal Court on Tuesday, Bannon, former Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump and host of the popular show WarRoom, pleaded guilty to one state felony count of a scheme to defraud in the first degree and was sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge.
As a result of his guilty plea, Bannon will serve no jail time or pay any restitution, however, under his three-year conditional discharge, is banned from serving as an officer or director of any charitable organizations or nonprofits with assets in New York or access to “We Build the Wall” donor names.
Bannon’s guilty plea to the felony charge comes after he pleaded not guilty to charges including money laundering, conspiracy, and fraud in 2022.
On Tuesday’s show, Haust said she believes Bannon’s guilty plea on Tuesday allows him to avoid future smear headlines from the establishment media and be able to continue broadcasting his show without the burden of going through a long trial.
“I’ve met Bannon…He’s terrific. This is probably more about him avoiding a very long trial experience and giving [the media] more headlines. This will bury fast,” Haust explained.
“He’s not going to lose his podcast. He’s making money. He’s doing things. He’s got his family, his daughters,” Haust added.
Noting how Bannon recently exited federal prison in October after serving a four-month sentence for a 2022 conviction on contempt of Congress charges for ignoring a subpoena from the January 6 Select Committee, Haust further said Bannon’s guilty plea signals that the former Trump advisor, at the age of 71, is “tired” of fighting the lawfare against him.
“I think this is more about him already having spent some time in prison and this fight isn’t worth it. It’s a David and Goliath situation, but he’s probably tired of playing that role,” Haust said.
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