Steve Bannon Calls Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a Criminal in ABC Interview

During an interview on ABC’s This Week with Jonathan Karl, Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President-elect Trump, accused Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of being a criminal. The discussion focused on Zuckerberg’s relationship with Trump and his role in recent political events, including the inauguration.

Bannon stated that Trump “broke the oligarchs” and that they had “surrendered,” referring to powerful tech moguls like Zuckerberg. When Karl questioned Bannon about his belief in Zuckerberg’s “conversion,” Bannon responded firmly, saying, “Absolutely not. I think Mark Zuckerberg is a criminal.”

The former Trump adviser pointed to “Zuckerbucks,” a term used by Republicans to criticize Zuckerberg’s contributions to a nonprofit that supported election boards in 2020. These funds were described as “non-partisan” by Zuckerberg, but were accused of being distributed unevenly between left- and right-leaning districts. Bannon called for Zuckerberg to be “properly adjudicated,” suggesting that the matter be examined systematically either by the House or through a grand jury and special prosecutor.

“I want to see that in a systematic adjudication either in the House or, I think, better with a grand jury and a special prosecutor to go through 2020,” Bannon said.

When Karl asked if Bannon was calling for the Justice Department under President-elect Trump to prosecute Zuckerberg, Bannon clarified that he was not suggesting immediate prosecution. “I didn’t say that,” Bannon stated. “What I want is the House to do it first. But if they’re not prepared to do it, a special counsel’s set up that looks at the 2020 election and looks at it seriously and adjudicates it. If there’s nothing there, there’s nothing there.”

However, Bannon expressed skepticism about Zuckerberg’s intentions, suggesting he would “flip on us in the second.” This is not the first time Bannon has been critical of Zuckerberg. Earlier last week, Bannon claimed that Zuckerberg “can’t be trusted” and pushed the baseless narrative that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Bannon’s remarks came in light of recent developments, including Zuckerberg’s involvement in hosting a black-tie reception on January 20 after Trump’s inauguration. Additionally, Zuckerberg attended meetings with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort and made a $1 million donation to Trump’s inaugural fund, as well as ending Meta’s fact-checking program in recent weeks.

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