I wasn't present for the first couple of meetings. My understanding is that Steve Bannon was introduced to Alexander Nix by a mutual acquaintance. At the time he was the editor of Breitbart and was a follower of what's called the Breitbart doctrine, which is that politics flow downstream from culture, so if you want to change politics, start with culture. Breitbart, obviously, was not expanding into a mainstream media outlet as had been envisioned. He was looking for a way of expanding his arsenal of tools to engage in what he would call culture war. So the appeal of SCL Group, when he was introduced to the company, was that it worked on information operations for the U.S. military, for the U.K. military, and for other militaries.
On May 29th, 2018. See this statement in context.