A 501(c)(4) social welfare organization formed to deal with funds raised in an online campaign to build a wall along the Southern border of the U.S. may be tried in absentia when its lawyer has withdrawn for not being paid and no other attorney has appeared on the organization’s behalf, a trial court in New York has ruled. WeBuildTheWall, Inc. and Steve Bannon, an advisor to then-President Donald J. Trump, were charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, money laundering, and scheme to defraud as the result of the fundraising campaign in 2018. The indictment alleged that Brian Kolfage and Bannon had used a GoFundMe page to seek $1 billion to build a wall. When GoFundMe raised concerns that...