Trump has distanced himself from Bannon’s project, which raised more than $25 million said to be aimed at helping Trump build his long-touted southern border wall, insisting he did not approve of the action.

A statement from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, obtained by The Daily Caller’s Christian Datoc, said Trump had “always felt the Wall must be a government project,” suggesting it is “far too big and complex to be handled privately.”

This comes despite having done little to push back on the ‘We Build the Wall’ efforts previously and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., having supported it.

While given Bannon’s arrest and charges, which he has pleaded not guilty to, bring sharp focus to his campaign, it is not the first such plan to fundraise that has linked itself to Trump or his goals, despite not being formally sanctioned by him.

Super PACs and other groups with names similar to America First Action Inc., which the president does approve of, have raised millions of dollars and used the funds in efforts to boost him.

This comes despite the Trump campaign having pushed back against non-sanctioned groups from doing so.

A statement from the Trump campaign to Politico previously said there are just four official fundraising groups authorized by Trump or the RNC which it said were “Donald J. Trump for President, the Republican National Committee, and two joint fundraising committees with the RNC, The Trump Make American Great Again Committee (TMAGAC) and Trump Victory.”

In addition, the statement said there was “one approved outside non-campaign group,” which was America First Action.

Despite this, other groups that state they aim to support Trump and fund ads pushing his candidacy have raised millions of dollars separately to those main bodies.

Condemning groups not approved by Trump, it added: “President Trump’s campaign condemns any organization that deceptively uses the President’s name, likeness, trademarks, or branding and confuses voters.

“There is no excuse for any group, including ones run by people who claim to be part of our ‘coalition,’ to suggest they directly support President Trump’s reelection or any other candidates.”

The statement added that it encourages interventions with any groups that might be conducting scams.

“We encourage the appropriate authorities to investigate all alleged scam groups for potential illegal activities,” it added.

A concern for the Trump campaign may be that the efforts pick off grassroots donors, who might otherwise directly donate to the campaign or the RNC.

A group flagged by OpenSecrets that accumulated more than $470,000 did so mainly from donations of $200 or less, backing this theory.

Last year, a ruling from a federal court struck down moves to regulate how unauthorized committees use candidate’s names.

Ellen Weintraub, commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, said at the time this would “lead to confusion in the political marketplace” and “provides a wide opening for scam PACs to exploit.”

This was because such groups, though not able to use candidate names in their titles, could “use them everywhere else.”

Ads on social media linking themselves to Trump have also been an issue for the president.

His likeness was previously used on a “Trumpcare for America” page which was trying to sell insurance, linking its messaging to the administration despite having no affiliation with government.

Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign for comment.