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Moynihan, Robert (January 31, 2017). "Steve Bannon, In His Own Words [Letter #6b]". InsideTheVatican.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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Border Wall Fraud Case - Steve Bannon plead GUILTY

This article says he plead "Not Guilty." My understanding is that he plead GUILTY.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/g-s1-48347/steve-bannon-pleads-guilty-border-fraud Orbitzk (talk) 02:06, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

He pleaded not guilty to charges in 2020 and 2021, and guilty in 2025, as stated in the article. —ADavidB 09:58, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Updates needed

Looks like his influence over Trump has returned in the second term.

^[1]Czarking0 (talk) 05:57, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
"More than anyone in Trump’s first term, Kash came from nowhere,” says Bannon, who talked with Patel continually over the past four years on War Room."^[2]

References

↑ Gurley, Lauren (1 October 2025). "White House withdraws controversial pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics". The Washington Post.
↑ Rice, Andrew (January 22, 2025). "Vengeance Is His". New York. Retrieved February 23, 2025.

"appeared to some to be"

the phrase "appeared to some as a nazi salute" seems uneccesarily ambiguous. It implies that only a small subgroup of people see it that way when it was widely seen as and reported as such, especially in the context of it being right after Elon Musk's similar actions. Neutrality is important but no need to attempt to be so neutral we downplay something that blatant. "appeared to be a nazi salute" or even "appeared to many to be a nazi salute" would be more appropriate. Aradiades (talk) 01:58, 30 November 2025 (UTC)

"Some" is WP:WEASEL. Probably "some" editors here will argue for changing the phrase into "according to some sources, allegedly appeared to some as a nazi salute". --Hob Gadling (talk) 09:57, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Support "appeared to many to be a nazi salute" Czarking0 (talk) 15:59, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

As shown in the yellow box at the top of the WP:WEASEL guideline section, "many" is also considered a weasel word. More sourced specifics are needed. Who are these 'some' or 'many', or possibly, what reliably measured fraction of viewers saw it that way? ... —ADavidB 19:16, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

we can also call a spade a spade this is a good use of many Czarking0 (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Picture of Bannon with Jeffrey Epstein

Do they have any free public picture of Bannon with Jeffrey Epstein?? that could be used for this page.Muaza Husni (talk) 05:07, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Links to Epstein

It turns out Mr. Bannon also had a close relationship with the infamous Epstein. He directly consulted him in emails and entertained the idea of bringing down Pope Francis!

Needless to say, all this new info needs to be added here ASAP. ~2026-62002-1 (talk) 19:39, 14 February 2026 (UTC)