Here’s a brief rundown of key moments when President Trump has reacted publicly to Steve Bannon’s legal troubles:

August 2020 – Bannon’s Federal Indictment and Arrest

When Bannon was arrested on August 20, 2020 in connection with the “We Build the Wall” federal fundraising fraud indictment, President Trump told reporters that he “feels very badly” for Bannon but claimed he “knows nothing about” the nonprofit at issue .

January 2018 – Fallout from Fire and Fury Quotes

In early January 2018, after Bannon was quoted in Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury calling the Trump Tower meeting “treasonous,” Trump publicly denounced him, saying Bannon had “lost his mind” .

January 19, 2021 – Presidential Pardon

In his final hours in office, Trump granted Bannon a full pardon for the 2020 federal fraud and money-laundering charges stemming from the private border-wall fundraising campaign .

June 2024 – Contempt-of-Congress Prison Order

After a federal judge ordered Bannon to report to prison by July 1, 2024 for defying a Jan. 6 subpoena, Trump took to social media to accuse prosecutors of being “desperate” to jail his former aide, framing the case as another example of partisan “lawfare” .

February 11, 2025 – State Fraud Guilty Plea

When Bannon pleaded guilty to one count of scheme to defraud in New York state court, Trump himself did not offer any immediate public comment. Bannon used the moment to attack Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and AG Letitia James as “existential threats” to the administration, but no statement from the White House or Trump has yet been reported .#BinanceHODLerSTO $BNB

Across these episodes, Trump’s posture toward Bannon has swung from public rebukes to full pardon and, most recently, sympathetic defense against what he portrays as politically motivated prosecutions.