In addition to former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon, two Florida men are also charged with defrauding donors: BRIAN KOLFAGE, 38, of Miramar Beach and ANDREW BADOLATO, 56, of Sarasota. https://twitter.com/SDNYnews/status/1296438759198687232
Kat Cammack, who just won the GOP nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, previously touted support from Kolfage and We Build the Wall.
Cammack called Kolfage "an American patriot."
Cammack called Kolfage "an American patriot."
The feds also seeking from Brian Kolfage the company "America First Medical," which he was reportedly using to get Coronavirus contracts from the Trump administration. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-masks-specialrepor/special-report-the-mask-middlemen-how-pop-up-brokers-seek-big-paydays-in-a-frenzied-market-idUSKBN21I32E
The Sarasota Herald Tribune has an extensive, well-researched story from 2018 on Badolato's dealings with Bannon in the Sarasota area. It includes this nugget
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2020/08/20/steve-bannon-andrew-badolato-and-sarasota-connection/5616202002/
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2020/08/20/steve-bannon-andrew-badolato-and-sarasota-connection/5616202002/
I wonder if the feds now have those recordings, if they truly existed.
Also, there's this story from @adamsmithtimes that cataloged Bannon's ties to Florida and a nasal spray company with Badolato. https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/long-before-trump-hired-him-steve-bannon-was-making-deals-and-kindling/2316078/&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1598028067817000&usg=AFQjCNGGjQrtuWCfiD_SUO1ak8AX2f3Diw
The indictment suggests one of the accused bought a boat in Jupiter named "Warfighter."
Here's Kolfage Instagram featuring the Warfighter (:20) on the water for a July 4 Trump-themed boat parade in Destin.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCRxjWLj6im/?igshid=91tryu76e16p
Here's Kolfage Instagram featuring the Warfighter (:20) on the water for a July 4 Trump-themed boat parade in Destin.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCRxjWLj6im/?igshid=91tryu76e16p
We Build the Wall's advisory board at one time included pitcher Curt Schilling, Betsy DeVos' brother Erik Prince and Kris Kobach, the former Sec of State of Kansas who led Trump's failed efforts to unearth voter fraud.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200402170247/https://webuildthewall.us/ourteam/
https://web.archive.org/web/20200402170247/https://webuildthewall.us/ourteam/
Florida congressional candidate and Republican Kat Cammack commented in a statement to me on past support from Brian Kolfage and We Build the Wall. She doesn't back away from it.
Kolfage gave $25,000 to Trump victory in October 2019.
The feds says in October 2019 is when Kolfage and Co. discovered that they were under investigation.
The feds says in October 2019 is when Kolfage and Co. discovered that they were under investigation.
Here's Brian Kolfage and his wife with Eric Trump at Mar-A-Lago. This was posted to his wife's instragram account on Feb. 24, 2019.