Federal prosecutors have seized “voluminous” emails and other communications in their case against Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump who is charged with defrauding donors to a private group that promised to build a wall on the Mexican border, the government said Monday.
Bannon and three other men have been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in the scheme. The campaign, known as “We Build the Wall,” raised more than $25 million from private donors by promising to build portions of the wall, the president’s signature political initiative.
Jason Miller, communications director for the Trump transition team, arrives at Trump Tower, December 8, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Senior Trump campaign official Jason Miller appears to have been paid about $20,000 a month for work done for a nonprofit co-founded by indicted former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, according to public court filings obtained by Salon.