Steve Bannon, Andrew Badolato Indicted
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We ran the numbers: There are 7174 news articles covering this topic. 45% (3228) are left leaning, 34% (2441) center, 21% (1505) right leaning.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump’s former White House adviser Steve Bannon and three other men, including Andrew Badolato, could face up to 40 years in prison each after they were arrested and charged with wire fraud and money laundering. While left-leaning articles highlight the ups and downs of Trump and Bannon’s relationship, right-leaning articles highlight that Bannon and others used the nonprofit to hide payments to Brian Kolfage.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Trump and Bannon have had ups and downs over the course of their years-long relationship, as he started as one of Trump’s earliest political advisers and now has been banished from Trump’s circle. The article notes that bitter infighting plagued the West Wing on matters of policy and professional conduct between the two.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Bannon, Badolato, Brian Kolfage, and Timothy Shea were named in an indictment for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign known as “We Build the Wall” that raised more than $25 million. The article highlights that Badolato and Bannon have had a tight relationship since around 2000.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that prosecutors say Bannon and the others used the nonprofit and a shell company to hide payments to Brian Kolfage by “using fake invoices.” They also used encrypted messaging applications to further conceal the scheme once learning that the endeavor was under federal investigation.