Steve Bannon ‘stole millions of dollars to line his own pocket,’ New York attorney general says – as it happened

• Ex-Trump strategist indicted over border fundraising scam
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Steve Bannon has now been formally indicted, the Guardian's Hugo Lowell reports.

Bannon was charged with money laundering and conspiracy in connection with his role in a fundraising effort to privately underwrite the construction of the US-Mexico border wall, according to the indictment unsealed on Thursday.