Steve Bannon subpoenaed by Robert Mueller
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While Donald Trump’s former Chief Strategist is testifying behind closed doors for the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, it appears he’s already been served with a request for another closed-door session. Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s foSteve Bannon subpoenaed by Robert Mueller
While Donald Trump’s former Chief Strategist is testifying behind closed doors for the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, it appears he’s already been served with a request for another closed-door session. Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, was subpoenaed last week by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, to testify before a grand jury as part of the investigation into possible links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. This isn’t a nice chat at Bannon’s office with a pre-agreed scope. This is a deposition in front of the Grand Jury. Though if Bannon agrees to appear, it’s possible that Mueller will spare Bannon the full grilling in front of the jury and turn this into more of a standard interview — for now. The move marked the first time Mr. Mueller is known to have used a grand jury subpoena to seek information from a member of Mr. Trump’s inner circle. The special counsel’s office has used subpoenas before to seek information on Mr. Trump’s associates and their possible ties to Russia or other foreign governments. Bannon’s recent statements in which he called the Trump Tower meeting “treasonous” and “unpatriotic” could lead to questioning around just how much Bannon knew about that meeting and how much it, and any follow-up, was discussed in the campaign. Bannon’s comments, which also included suggestions on how any meeting with the Russians should be done, might also lead to inquiries about how much he helped the Trump campaign clean up and hide it’s communications. But whether he appears in front of the jury or in Mueller’s offices, we’re going to have to wait to see Steve Bannon crack like an egg in public. Read more