Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE's new campaign CEO, Steve Bannon, faced several criminal charges in the mid-1990s, which were ultimately dropped, after a dispute with his wife allegedly turned violent, Politico reported Thursday.

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Bannon's then-wife told Santa Monica, Calif., police in January 1996 he pulled at her neck and wrist during an argument, and an officer said in a police report he saw red marks on her consistent with her account. Bannon also reportedly smashed the phone when she tried to call the 911, the report said.

He was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness.

Bannon told Politico through a spokesman he was never interviewed by the police over the incident. He pleaded not guilty to the allegations.

The case was ultimately dismissed when the woman didn't appear at the trial several months later.

She said in divorce papers that Bannon pressured her into leaving town so the case wouldn't go to trial, according to The New York Post.

She claimed Bannon threatened to leave her with no money and no way to support their young twin daughters if the case went to trial.

“He also told me that if I went to court he and his attorney would make sure that I would be the one who was guilty. I was told that I could go anywhere in the world," she claimed in the papers, according to The Post.

“Because I was not present at the trial, the case was dismissed."