New Indictments won't Affect Trump

 Former Trump advisor Stephen Bannon and two others have been indicted by a grand jury for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering. The indictment was handed down by a federal court in New York City and names Brian Kolfage, an air force veteran and coffee entrepreneur, and Andrew Badolato, a venture capitalist. According the the indictment, Kolfage knowingly received money for his part in raising money for a border wall after multiple assurances he would not get anything.

This indictment is the latest "death knell" for President Trump, who as publicly voiced his opposition for private funding for the Mexican border wall, a key point in his 2016 campaign. The website gofundme.com has multiple efforts for this exact project and the subject of a border wall between the United States and Mexico has been a source of contention for many political debates. The sticking point with this particular effort involves a promise made multiple times by Kolfage that he would not accept any money from this endeavor. In fact, Kolfage asked people to buy his coffee so he could support his family since we was not taking anything from the wall efforts. That statement turned out to be false.

Trump's history with Bannon is well-documented and it is safe to say that everybody knows the two know each other. If the charges are true, and according to the grand jury indictment they appear to be, then Bannon and the other guilty parties should be subject to the appropriate punishments as provided by the law. Some are saying this presents another problem for the White House. This is not true. The White House has already distanced itself from this effort long before it was known that Kolfage, Bannon, and Badolato were skimming funds. Donald Trump has wanted a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico for a long time. He never wanted Badolato, Bannon, Kolfage, or anybody to go out on their own and raise money privately for this endeavor. Anyone who wants or thinks that the President is responsible for any of this is simply holding on to their hopes of Impeachment.