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Peter Stone in Washington

Steve Bannon hawks disinformation to support Trump as legal troubles mount

A man leaves court
Steve Bannon leaves federal court in Washington DC on 21 October 2022. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The far-right strategist and Donald Trump loyalist Steve Bannon is again playing an influential role in the propaganda circles around the former US president as he bids to return to the White House, even as Bannon faces a barrage of legal problems.

The conspiratorial Bannon, who spearheaded part of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and served as chief White House strategist in the first half of 2017, is waiting to see if a federal appeals court overturns his obstruction of Congress conviction. He also faces other legal problems from New York fraud charges, former lawyers and potentially other fronts.

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