At his request, attorney Bill Burck has been excused from his representation of alt-right pioneer and Trump advisor Steve Bannon by the judge in the case, and Bannon has hired Rudy Giuliani’s personal attorney Robert Costello to take his place.
This case against Bannon revolves around him allegedly defrauding donor to a “We Build the Wall” crowdfunding effort to collect money from supporters of lame duck president Donald Trump to pay for construction of southern border fence.
Burck requested to withdraw from the case in November after Bannon made threats against the lives of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray on his podcast.
Costello represented Giuliani in the federal investigation into Giuliani’s involvement in Trump’s Ukraine scandal. His previous clients included Leona Helmsley and George Steinbrenner.