Steve Bannon walked out of federal court with a defiant message following his arrest on fraud charges

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• Steve Bannon left a federal courthouse on Thursday in Manhattan, New York, after pleading not guilty to fraud charges in connection with a fundraising scheme aimed at building portions of the wall along the US-Mexico border.
• Bannon told news reporters gathered outside: "This entire fiasco is to stop people who want to build the wall."
• Bannon and three others were arrested on a yacht in Connecticut hours earlier. 
• They were charged with fraud in connection with the private "We Build the Wall" fundraising campaign, which pulled in more than $25 million. They are accused of misusing the funds. 
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After leaving a federal courthouse in Manhattan on Thursday, Steve Bannon claimed his arrest was about silencing those who wanted to build a wall on the US southern border with Mexico, CNN reported. 

"This entire fiasco is to stop people who want to build the wall," Bannon told reporters gathered outside. 

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