Cheat Sheet: Steve Bannon’s Richie Rich Friend Just Filed for Bankruptcy

Purported billionaire Guo Wengui—the man behind the yacht on which Bannon was notoriously arrested—claims assets only worth $50,000 to $100,000.

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