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Trump says he knows nothing of 'We Build The Wall' project

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Trump says he knows nothing of 'We Build The Wall' project

Trump says he knows nothing of 'We Build The Wall' project

New York federal prosecutors charged President Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon and three others with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a fundraising campaign purportedly aimed at supporting Trump’s border wall.

CNN’s Drew Griffin reports.


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