The liar lets himself be blessed | EUROtoday

Mit einer melodramatischen Mini-Rally vor den Knastmauern in Danbury im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut peitschte Steve Bannon kurz vor seinem Antritt einer viermonatigen Haftstrafe seine Fans ein: „Sieg oder Tod“, rief der siebzigjährige frühere Chefberater von Donald Trump, in einem, wie die „New York Times“ befand, „zirkusreifen“ Auftritt, bei dem er sich außerdem von einem Priester segnen ließ. „Entweder, wir gewinnen, oder wir haben den Tod einer konstitutionellen Republik“, rief er mit Blick auf die bevorstehende Präsidentschaftswahl am 5. November, wenige Tage nach Ablauf von Bannons Haftstrafe.

Das zynisch zu nennen, wäre mild – Bannon muss hinter Gitter, weil er sich einer Vorladung vor den amerikanischen Kongress im Rahmen der Ermittlungen zum 6. Januar 2021 widersetzt hatte. Bannons Einspruch gegen das Urteil war von einem Berufungsgericht verworfen worden, ebenso sein darauffolgender Anruf des Obersten Bundesgerichts, das seine Eingabe am vergangenen Freitag abgewiesen hatte.

„Ich bin stolz darauf, ins Gefängnis zu gehen!“, rief Bannon nun vor einer kleinen Gruppe von jubelnden Fans und einigen unter anderem mit Kuhglocken lärmenden Gegendemonstranten aus, „wenn es das braucht, um der Tyrannei die Stirn zu bieten, um einem korrupten Justizministerium, Nancy Pelosi und Joe Biden die Stirn zu bieten.“ Der Präsident (gemeint war Trump) sei „sehr unterstützend, Ihr könnt das auf Truth Social sehen“.

Bannon was supported by Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia, one other infamous troublemaker from Donald Trump's Republican Party. It wouldn’t be potential to suppress Bannon's opinion, Taylor Greene advised the conservative community “Real America's Voice” on website, however quite this is able to “multiply Bannon's voice ten thousand times”. He added: “Ten thousand percent, I hope.” The occasion was recorded for his podcast “The War Room”, which is able to now should do with out him for 4 months, and broadcast reside on the area of interest channel Newsmax.

Bannon had served as certainly one of Trump's closest advisers throughout his time in workplace; underneath the motto “flood the zone with shit,” he had launched a media technique that consisted of spreading disinformation with lots of unfaithful or half-true statements. During the coronavirus pandemic, he had fantasized about impaling the heads of America's prime virologist Anthony Fauci and FBI chief Christopher Wray and displaying them within the corners of the White House as a “warning to federal bureaucrats.”

The 12 months earlier than final, Bannon then ignored a subpoena from the House Committee to analyze the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The members of the bipartisan committee wished to query Bannon, amongst different issues, about remarks in his podcast “The War Room” during which he had prophesied that “all hell would break loose tomorrow”; Bannon additionally refused to supply the committee with paperwork about communications with Donald Trump in regards to the occasions of that day. In his podcast, Bannon had unfold the parable of the “stolen election” and suggested Trump in his makes an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election.

Bannon and Greene stage themselves in sensational appearances as victims of oppression and persecution by the “powerful elite” (Bannon) and monetize their present by interesting for donations. Donald Trump not too long ago proved after his responsible verdict that some huge cash will be made this fashion: According to his marketing campaign committee, nearly 53 million {dollars} flowed into the donations field within the 24 hours after his 34-fold conviction for falsifying enterprise paperwork to hide dishonest marketing campaign actions – the hush cash cost to the porn actress Stormy Daniels.

Trump has repeatedly in contrast himself to Nelson Mandela as an harmless sufferer of political persecution and described the jury's resolution as “rigged”. The closing verdict in opposition to him might be introduced on July 11. Steve Bannon is dealing with one other trial in New York during which he’s accused of embezzling donations for the development of a wall on the border with Mexico.