Frank Parlato
New York — Steve Bannon, in an apparent coercive plea deal, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony fraud in a New York court and was sentenced to no jail time.
Moments later, an unrepentant Bannon called for the prosecution of his prosecutor Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and the Trump-pursuing NY AG Letitia James.
In a “show” confession, Bannon “admitted” he helped defraud donors in a crowd fundraising scheme to build a southern U.S. border wall to try to slow the threat of millions of illegal aliens entering the country.
In exchange for his guilty plea, Bannon, 71, accepted a three-year conditional discharge, avoiding prison. If he complies with the court-imposed conditions for three years, the case will be closed without a felony on his record.
Under the terms of the sentence, Bannon is prohibited from leading or handling funds for any charity or nonprofit organization in New York, something he is sure not to want to ever do again. He still has 49 other states to choose from.
Coercion in Action
If he had gone to trial and was convicted, Bannon could have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison.
His lawyer, Arthur Aidala, said Bannon opted to plead guilty after he recognized the realities of a trial in Manhattan for a politically active and outspoken Republican as a defendant.
In Manhattan, a Democratic biased judge (actually a prosecutor in spirit) would lead a jury by the nose to convict him – then sentence him to more than a decade in a filth hole of a prison.
Through exclusion of evidence, by stacking a jury (by failing to exclude biased jurors) by gestures, tone of voice, by outright blatantly wrong rulings on objections, by slanted and legally false jury instructions, judges can tip the scales of justice by placing their generally capacious bottoms on the prosecutor’s side of the scale.
It would be a show trial much like the one Roger Stone experienced in equally corrupt Washington DC under the ridiculous and capricious federal judge/prosecutor Amy Berman Jackson.
Bannon’s prosecutor/judge was acting State Supreme Court Judge April Newbauer.
Trade Off
Under the deal, DA Bragg agreed to trade the chance of putting Bannon in prison for years through specious money laundering and conspiracy charges for a hollow “guilty” plea that means next to nothing.
Bragg seemed to have caved in his political bloodlust when he imagined a possible similar fate for himself down the road. Bragg, as well as any American living, knows that prosecutors can target a person first, then find the crime or the shadow of a crime.
Bannon’s plea deal came just days after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the Justice Department to investigate what Trump called the “weaponization of prosecutorial power.”
Defiance
Outside court, Bannon urged Bondi to open criminal investigations into Bragg, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump over his business practices and is leading legal challenges to his administration’s policies.
Among James’ leading pushbacks against Trump is the right for children to sterilize themselves before they can legally consent to sex, and, before they can vote or legally smoke or drink, amputate their genitals, in the name of gender affirming care, something Trump has called “Chemical And Surgical Mutilation.”
Queen James
Bannon called Attorney General James the “queen of lawfare” and warned that Trump and his allies “ought to be worried about this out-of-control city” where prosecutors choose targets – and get the useful idiots of the grand jury to indict and destroy lives – acting exactly the same as the Department of Justice has acted for decades.
It is exceedingly clear that the state had a very weak case against Bannon, but that would not matter in the current legal system.
An unbowed, convicted (by bogus prosecution) Bannon called Bragg and James an “existential threat” to the Trump administration over their legal actions against the former president.
“I’m calling on right now the Attorney General Pam Bondi to begin an immediate criminal investigation into Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, all of it for what they did to President Trump,” Bannon said.
Background on the Case
Bannon was first indicted on similarly politically- motivated federal charges in 2020 but was pardoned by Trump before facing trial. The New York prosecutors revived the case in August 2022, charging Bannon with money laundering, conspiracy, and fraud. Prosecutors alleged he misled donors who contributed over $15 million to the “We Build the Wall” campaign.
After all their self righteous bluster of Bannon’s grave criminality, now it is put laughably to bed with almost zero penalty.
It remains to be seen if the old karma comes to visit either Bragg or James, who have for so long lived by the sword.
Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.
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Ahhhhzoooohhh the Steve Bannon plea deal~~~yet another chapter in the farce they call “justice,” where guilt is negotiable, innocence is irrelevant, and the courtroom’s just a stage for political theater. Bannon didn’t just plead guilty; he BOUGHT his freedom with a counterfeit confession, handed over like Monopoly money while the prosecution pretended they’d won the jackpot. And the punchline? He walks out the door, laughing, and immediately turns the crosshairs back on Bragg and James.
Think about it. If Bannon was the criminal mastermind they painted him to be, why the sweetheart deal? Why no prison time? Why not drag him through the mud until he was begging for mercy? Because they couldn’t. Their case was as thin as campaign promises and twice as hollow. They wanted his scalp, not justice. But Bannon, the stubborn bastard, turned their own game against them. He played chicken with the system and walked away flipping the bird.
And here’s the twist nobody saw coming: Bragg and James didn’t just lose—they exposed themselves. They’ve spent years grandstanding about accountability, but when it came time to swing the hammer, they found it was made of rubber. They didn’t nail Bannon. They handed him a louder megaphone and a damn good story to tell. Now he’s calling for their heads, and the system, bloated and complacent, is too stupid to realize it’s already bleeding out.
But here’s the real kicker, the part that makes you want to slam the glass down and curse the sky: this wasn’t just about Bannon. This was about power. The kind that crushes anyone who refuses to bow. The kind that doesn’t care about evidence or fairness, just headlines and political points. They didn’t prosecute a crime~they prosecuted a person!!!! And they lost, not because Bannon was innocent, but because the machine choked on its own arrogance.
And now? Now they’ve got a man with nothing to lose and a vendetta sharper than their legal briefs. Bannon’s out there, wild-eyed and grinning, promising to tear the whole rotten structure down, brick by bloody brick. And you know what? Good. Let it burn. Let the whole corrupt circus collapse under the weight of its own hypocrisy.
Because if thIis is what justice looks likE….where guilt’s a bargaining chip and truth’s a casualtY…then maybe it’s time for the whole damn system to meet the wrecking ball!!! And when it does, don’t expect Bannon to shed a single tear. He’ll be the one holding the sledgehammer, shouting, “I told you so!”
Ah, for feck’s sake, is there no end to the shamelessness? It’s like watching a crooked card game where the dealer’s drunk, the players are blind, and the house still thinks it’s winning. Well, here’s a tip for Bragg and James: when you gamble with power, you’d better make damn sure the man across the table doesn’t have an ace up his sleeve and a taste for revenge. Because this round’s over, and you’ve just bet the house on a busted flush. Idiots. Absolute feckin’ idiots.
So let me get this straight?Bannon pleaded guilty to avoid prison, but the ‘crime’ was so flimsy that they didn’t even push for jail time??! That tells you everything you need to know. This wasn’t about justice; it was about leverage. They dangled the threat of a decade in prison over his head, knowing full well that a Manhattan jury, in this political climate, would convict him no matter what the evidence showed. Bannon’s choice wasn’t about guilt or innocence, obviously it was survival. Fight the system and get buried under procedural corruption, or take the deal, stay free, and expose the machine from the outside!!!!! He chose the latter, and now he’s flipping the script, calling for investigations into the very people who tried to destroy him!!!!
What’s wild is how predictable this playbook has become. First, target someone with influence. Second, slap on sensational charges, knowing the media will echo the prosecution’s narrative like it’s gospel. Third, drain the target financially and emotionally until they either break or strike a deal. And if they don’t? Well, there’s always the option of getting a judge to twist the knife during trial!!!!! Bannon’s standing there, guilty plea in hand, but more defiant than ever. That should terrify Bragg and James!!!! They wanted a trophy conviction. Instead, they got a man with nothing left to lose and a megaphone the size of Manhattan!!!! This wasn’t the end. This was the opening shot of the next round!!!!!
This plea wasn’t a concession. It was a message: ‘I’ll play your game, but I’m coming for the rulebook next.” Maybe everyone should stop fighting and just build the wall out of all these court papers.
It’s funny how fast a ‘serious crime’ turns into ‘never mind’ when the narrative shifts. Almost like it was never about justice.
So… if Bannon says they’re bad, does that mean he’s good now? Or are they all bad and just yelling at each other???
This isn’t just about Bannon. It’s about a justice system collapsing under the weight of its own corruption. Watch closely..this is history in the making
So, let me get this straight… plead guilty, avoid prison, and then call for the prosecution of the prosecutors? That’s some next-level Uno reverse card strategy.
What Happened to my NutJob reference?
Here’s a list:
1. NutJob threatened to sue if my comment was posted.
2. He doesn’t want Nancy to know about his dirty drawers.
3. Frank feels bad Nutz skivvies “are” his
blue jeans. Maybe we can start
a go-fund-me.
5. NutJob is back to being a forum monitor like when was hall monitor in high school.
6. Frank doesn’t find nice guy’s third grade humor funny anymore…. OK.😭
7. He wears Swamp Thing UndeRoos and is equally embarrassed.
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Oops comment was posted earlier.
What REALLY was going on with your juvenile potty humor?
Nancy always liked you better.
1. A Barb Bouchey reference – waxing nostalgia – I hope her life is going better.
2. Naps?
Our favorite Sicilian?!?
Bannon the cannon, what a wingnut.
Yes, the zero penalty is laughable. I do agree with that. Bannon is a bonafide piece-of-shit and should have been sentenced to jail. Not a 120 years, but 10 years sounds about right.
Loving this song!
https://youtu.be/uaZkrLanhIY?si=K1TmjpgWS5Om1I8h
Steve Bannon is fighting every day to stop pedophilia. The Democrats and corporate media sex traffic children to Joe and Hunter Biden to rape. All Democrats and corporate media journalists are child-rapists.
Bragg and James BOTH dropped charges against repeat child-rapists to pursue charges against Trump for victimless crimes. Bragg and James – literally – support pedophiles.
“In a “show” confession, Bannon “admitted” he helped defraud donors in a crowd fundraising scheme to build a southern U.S. border wall to try to slow the threat of millions of illegal aliens entering the country.”
Bannon did it!!!!
He’s dirtier than NutJob’s underwear!
Please understand that my main concern isn’t Steve Bannon.
My main concern is that Frank’s lineage is tainted with human dreck and non-pristine qualities.
Sicilians are among the least productive and laziest workers in the American economy. They are virtual leeches on the American taxpayer. They take more than they give.
Sicily itself is a gigantic shithole with actual garbage littered on the sides of many roads. Sicily has a few nice resorts near the water — but the rest of their territory is little more than an underbelly of garbage, waste, stink, rundown buildings, and broke losers.
Why is Frank proud to be of Sicilian descent?
Why did Sicilians establish the original NY mafioso crime families? It’s because they’re too lazy & stupid to open their own businesses — so they just began shaking down other businesses.
If I were president, I’d probably begin deporting the bottom 35% of the least productive Sicilians to GITMO and El Salvador.
Have a fine day. 🙂
Hey, retard aka Bangingkock! Are you some True Romance freaky deakie wanna be? hahaha Closet actor? Or just closet/closet? A cross dressin, pill poppin peepin Tom? Hahahahahahaha
Will the great Bannon blame his guilty plea on PTSD from prison rape, like the great Richard Luthmann does?
The magic eight ball says:
“It’s decidedly so.”