Steve Bannon

Trump Suggests Running as VP to Circumvent Constitutional Term Limits

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President Trump stated he would ’love’ a third presidential term and suggested running as vice president in 2028 as a workaround to the 22nd Amendment’s two-term limit. Trump refused to clearly disavow the unconstitutional idea when pressed by reporters. The comments follow Steve …

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Trump Nominates Partisan Heritage Foundation Economist to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Trump nominated E.J. Antoni, Heritage Foundation chief economist and Project 2025 contributor, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the previous commissioner over a disappointing jobs report. Antoni has publicly claimed BLS data is ‘rigged’ and lacks relevant expertise for …

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DOJ Arrests Guo Wengui in Landmark $1 Billion Fraud Conspiracy

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On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice arrested Ho Wan Kwok (Guo Wengui) in a landmark twelve-count federal indictment alleging a complex, multi-year fraud scheme defrauding thousands of victims of approximately $1 billion. The sophisticated conspiracy involved fraudulent investments …

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Steve Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress in January 6 Investigation

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Steve Bannon was indicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack. He was charged for failing to appear for a deposition and refusing to produce requested documents, which the …

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Jason Miller Launches Gettr with Hidden Guo Wengui Funding

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Former Trump aide Jason Miller officially launched Gettr, an alt-tech social media platform targeting American conservatives, with initial and significant funding from Chinese exile billionaire Guo Wengui’s family foundation. The platform, which emerged from a pre-existing Chinese-language …

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Trump's Final Day Pardon Spree - 73 Pardons Including Bannon and Broidy

| Importance: 9/10

In his final hours as president, Donald Trump issued 73 pardons and 70 commutations—143 acts of clemency in a single day, overwhelming the typical pardon process and demonstrating systematic corruption of executive power. The pardons went almost exclusively to political allies, campaign donors, and …

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January 6 Capitol Insurrection Represents Culmination of WHIG Constitutional Crisis Template Implementation for Oligarchic Governance Establishment

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President Trump’s orchestrated January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection represents the systematic culmination of WHIG constitutional crisis template implementation, demonstrating how established precedents for executive immunity, congressional manipulation, intelligence corruption, and democratic …

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Trump Pardons Manafort, Stone, Flynn, Kushner in Corruption Spree

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President Trump issued pardons to campaign chairman Paul Manafort (convicted of financial fraud and conspiracy), adviser Roger Stone (witness tampering and lying to Congress), National Security Adviser Michael Flynn (lying to FBI about Russia contacts), and Charles Kushner (tax evasion and witness …

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Guo Wengui Begins Funding Steve Bannon Operations

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Chinese exile billionaire Guo Wengui (Miles Guo) began a $1 million contract with Steve Bannon for media consulting, marking the start of a complex political influence operation targeting Chinese Communist Party leadership. Bannon was hired to introduce Guo Media to political personalities and help …

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Cambridge Analytica Scandal Exposed by Whistleblower Christopher Wylie

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Christopher Wylie reveals Cambridge Analytica harvested 87 million Facebook profiles without consent for political manipulation, triggering global privacy crisis

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Steve Bannon Removed from National Security Council After Unprecedented Political Appointment Sparked Bipartisan Outrage

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President Trump removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council Principals Committee on April 5, 2017, ending an unprecedented three-month period during which a political operative with no national security experience—and a background running Breitbart News, the platform for …

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Stephen Miller's Muslim Ban Creates Chaos at Airports Nationwide, Detains Legal Residents

| Importance: 10/10

Stephen Miller, the primary architect of Executive Order 13769, implemented Trump’s campaign promise of a “Muslim ban” just seven days into the administration, creating immediate chaos at airports across the United States as customs agents detained travelers, separated families, …

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Erik Prince Establishes Kremlin Backchannel in Seychelles Meeting with Putin Ally

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Erik Prince, founder of military contractor Blackwater and brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, met with Putin ally Kirill Dmitriev in Seychelles to establish back channel between incoming Trump administration and Kremlin. George Nader told Dmitriev that Prince “is designated by Steve …

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Cambridge Analytica Deploys Harvested Facebook Data for Trump Campaign Electoral Manipulation

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Cambridge Analytica utilizes 87 million harvested Facebook profiles to conduct targeted psychological manipulation for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The operation represents systematic electoral interference using illegally obtained personal data to influence American voters through …

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Gamergate Begins: 4chan Harassment Campaign Becomes Political Mobilization Blueprint

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On August 16, 2014, Eron Gjoni posted “The Zoe Post” attacking ex-girlfriend Zoe Quinn, sparking a coordinated 4chan harassment campaign that would become the blueprint for translating online radicalization into political action. Leaked IRC logs proved Gamergate participants manufactured …

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