How Bannon and His Indicted Business Partners Cashed In on Trump "...GoFundMe Border Wall Campaign Implodes, Turns to Kris Kobach and Sheriff Clarke" The men had a history of monetizing conservative causes long before they were charged with fraud this week in a scheme to build a private border wall. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/08/20/us/politics/20foundation1/merlin_118512152_868bbc23-5118-4504-99c4-8ee28e981d57-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp Stephen K. Bannon, a former adviser to the president, at the White House in 2017. Doug Mills/The New York Times By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eric Lipton, Stephanie Saul and Scott Shane Aug. 20, 2020 Updated 9:36 p.m. ET They all had colorful histories, though not necessarily the kind to inspire instant confidence. And they had a shared devotion to President Trump. [...] “They did so by using fake invoices and sham vendor arrangements, among other ways,” the indictment says .. https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/u-s-v-brian-kolfage-stephen-bannon-et-al/e56f197b430d0fcb/full.pdf . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/us/politics/bannon-we-build-the-wall.html