Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to a private fundraiser to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The big picture: Under the plea agreement, Bannon won't be sentenced to any jail time and instead received in the New York Supreme Court a conditional discharge for three years over the "We Build the Wall" scheme.

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is expected in a Manhattan court on Tuesday following discussions between his lawyers and prosecutors over a possible plea deal to resolve a criminal case over his crowdfunding campaign for the U.

Conservative firebrand Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to defrauding donors in a fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern US border in a deal that allowed him to avoid prison.