Here's a list of Trump's ex-associates who have faced charges

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 19, 2020.

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The arrest of Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's onetime campaign chief and former White House strategist, makes him the latest ex-associate of Trump's to face charges.

But he's far from the first.

Numerous other people connected to Trump, either through his 2016 campaign, his presidency or his business, have been charged with crimes. Many of those charges came out of former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference in 2016. 

Here are some of them:

Steve Bannon

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon attends a ceremony at the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC.

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Bannon and three others – including Brian Kolfage, who spearheaded the "We Build the Wall" fundraising effort – were each indicted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The counts carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison each, according to a press release from the office. 

"As alleged, not only did they lie to donors, they schemed to hide their misappropriation of funds by creating sham invoices and accounts to launder donations and cover up their crimes, showing no regard for the law or the truth," said Philip Bartlett, inspector in charge of the New York field office, in the press release.

Later Thursday, Bannon pleaded not guilty at a court hearing.

The White House distanced Trump from the alleged crowdfunding scheme. "As everyone knows, President Trump had no involvement in this project and felt it was only being done in order to showboat, and perhaps raise funds," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. She cited Trump's critical tweet from July about the project.

Trump campaign surrogates, including the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, previously applauded the effort to privately fund the wall. A spokeswoman said Thursday that Trump Jr.'s "previous praise of the group was based on what he was led to believe about their supposed intention to help build the wall on our southern border and if he and others were deceived, the group deserves to be held accountable for their actions."

Roger Stone

Roger Stone, longtime political ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, flashes a victory gesture as he departs following a status conference in the criminal case against him brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2019.

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Stone, 67, Trump's longtime friend and an official on the then-candidate's 2016 campaign, was arrested in January 2019 in a predawn raid at his Florida home.

He was hit with a seven-count indictment as part of Mueller's probe into Russian meddling, possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and potential obstruction of the probe by Trump. 

Stone was charged with lying to Congress about his communications related to document disclosure group Wikileaks, which released reams of Democratic officials' emails late in the 2016 election. Stone was also charged with obstruction and witness tampering for threatening an associate, comedian Randy Credico, in an effort to get him to corroborate his lies to Congress.

Stone was convicted at trial in November. Last month, Trump, who has railed against Mueller's probe and Stone's prosecution, commuted Stone's sentence just days before he was set to begin his 40-month prison term.

Michael Flynn

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn exits a vehicle as he arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018.

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Paul Manafort

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort exits the courtroom after his arraignment in New York Supreme Court in New York, June 27, 2019.

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Rick Gates

Rick Gates, former campaign aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, departs federal court after being sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years probation, in Washington, DC, December 17, 2019.

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Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, sits at the witness table waiting to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019.

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George Papadopoulos

Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos arrives at a closed-door hearing before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee October 25, 2018 at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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