Stephen Bannon, on leave from his post as head of the alt-right Breitbart News, made anti-Semitic remarks in reference to the student population of a private school his daughters were touring, according to a sworn deposition from his ex-wife, Mary Louise Piccard, in a 2007 court case.
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He was charged in February 1996 with domestic violence, battery and attempting to dissuade a victim from reporting a crime, but the case was dropped when Piccard did not show up in court.
Packer, who served as deputy campaign manager to Republican nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, said Bannon would have never passed the vetting process Romney’s team used when they made hiring decisions. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. However, CNN confirmed with Santa Monica police that the police report was authentic.
Bannon’s lawyer, Steven Mandell, said in an interview that he called Piccard while she was out of town to inform her the case had been dismissed, but denied pressuring her not to testify.
Her injuries were photographed by cops and he was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, but the case collapsed when she failed to turn up in court. However, she later claimed that Bannon threatened her and ordered her to leave the area, until his attorney allegedly told her it was OK to come back. ‘She told him that maybe he should find another place to live, that she wanted a divorce.
On August 17, the real estate mogul named Steve Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News and a former investment banker, as his campaign’s chief executive.
She also claims that Bannon refused to marry her after learning of her pregnancy until he was sure that the twins were “normal”.
It then escalated until she demanded a divorce and told him to move out; he then went to his vehicle, at which point she reportedly spat at him and he responded by grabbing her neck and throat.
They had been to counseling at the start of their relationship, after “three or four” arguments turned physical, according to a police report obtained by the site.
When Piccard picked up the phone and dialed police, Bannon grabbed it from her hands and threw it across the room, shattering it into pieces, she said. “I have no comment and neither does my daughter”, she said.
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When Piccard intervened, it claims, he told her she was ‘f****** insane’. “The bottom line is he has a great relationship with the twins, he has a great relationship with the ex-wife, he still supports them”, Alexandra Preate told Politico. Piccard could not be reached for comment Friday.
