Bannon pleads not guilty to New York money laundering, fraud charges

Stephen Bannon, one-time key adviser to former President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Thursday to New York criminal fraud and money laundering charges linked to a private effort to raise money for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon and the "We Build the Wall" fundraising campaign were charged with conspiracy to skim some of the $25 million in donations the effort raised. "I'm going to stay and fight this," Bannon told reporters as he left the courthouse after his arraignment. His next hearing is Oct. 4. The state charges are similar to federal charges that Bannon diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars raised in the campaign for his own use