Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge that he defrauded donors who gave money to a private campaign to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.

Bannon was sentenced to three years conditional discharge but will avoid jail time as part of a plea agreement.

When reporters asked Bannon how he felt as he left the courtroom, he responded: "Like a million bucks."

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/02/1200/675/steve-bannon.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Steve Bannon" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Steve Bannon arrives at court in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.</span> <span>(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)</span></p></div></div>

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Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge that he defrauded donors who gave money to a private campaign to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.{ai:summary}<p>Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to defrauding donors in a campaign to build a wall along the U.S. southern border. He received a three-year conditional discharge and will not serve jail time as part of a plea agreement. Bannon expressed satisfaction after the hearing. #politics</p>

Steven Bannon pleads guilty to scheme to defraud in border wall fundraiser, avoids jail time

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