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| Steve Bannon quits Breitbart News | Steve Bannon quits Breitbart News |
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| Ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon has stepped down from the right-wing Breitbart News organisation where he built his reputation. | Ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon has stepped down from the right-wing Breitbart News organisation where he built his reputation. |
| The move comes amid a furore over remarks he reportedly made about President Donald Trump's son. | The move comes amid a furore over remarks he reportedly made about President Donald Trump's son. |
| He described a meeting Donald Trump Jr held in New York with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election campaign as "treasonous". | |
| He was one of Mr Trump's most trusted - and controversial - aides. | |
| But he left his post last summer after reports of a power struggle among Mr Trump's White House staff. | |
| Mr Trump has recently taken to referring to Mr Bannon as "Sloppy Steve", a derogatory reference to his former aide's famously dishevelled appearance. | |
| Last Sunday Mr Bannon insisted that his "treason" comments - quoted in an inside account of the Trump White House, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury - were not directed at Mr Trump's son but at another former aide, Paul Manafort, who was also present at the meeting in Trump Tower. | |
| The Senate, House of Representatives and a special counsel are all investigating alleged Russian interference in the presidential election, allegations denied by both the Kremlin and Mr Trump. | |
| Mr Bannon had served as executive chairman of Breitbart since 2012. | |
| Breitbart published a statement saying it and Mr Bannon would "work together on a smooth and orderly transition". | |
| It quoted Mr Bannon as saying: "I'm proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform." | |
| Breitbart CEO Larry Solov was quoted as saying: "Steve is a valued part of our legacy, and we will always be grateful for his contributions, and what he has helped us to accomplish." |