Steve Bannon and the Murderers and Hitmen Who Became His ‘Besties’

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The adult-education program at Federal Correctional Institution Danbury needed a civics teacher. Conveniently, a new prisoner with a history of intimate involvement in American politics—inmate No. 05635-509—needed a work assignment. And that is how Steve Bannon, the man who stood accused of helping orchestrate an effort to undermine American democracy and to overturn a presidential election, found himself on the federal payroll making 25 cents an hour teaching civics to fellow convicts. Bannon’s…

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Dad Who Told Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Now Pushing Big Lie On Steve Bannon’s Podcast

<p>Jared Schmeck, a father who went viral for trolling President Biden with the MAGA chant &#8220;let&#8217;s go Brandon&#8221; during a call into NORAD&#8217;s &#8220;Santa Tracker&#8221; on Christmas Eve, on Monday appeared on Steve Bannon&#8217;s podcast to push the Big Lie of a &#8220;stolen&#8221; 2020 election.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Steve Bannon released from custody pending trial on contempt of Congress charges

CNN)Steve Bannon won’t be detained before trial on charges of contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating January 6. Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, appeared in federal court for the first time Monday. He will be arraigned on Thursday. Prosecutors did not seek to detain Bannon before trial. Under conditions approved by the judge, Bannon agreed to weekly check-ins, to surrender his passport, provide notice of any travel outside the district and seek court approval for travel outside…

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Steve Bannon Wanted Culture War to Change US Politics, Says Whistleblower – Newsweek

Newsweek Steve Bannon Wanted Culture War to Change US Politics, Says WhistleblowerNewsweek"[Bannon] sees cultural warfare as the means to create enduring change in American politics,” Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower from SCL, told the Senate on Wednesday (via Reuters). “It was for this reason Mr. Bannon engaged SCL, a foreign military …and more » us politics – Google News

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