Mueller set to question Bannon on Flynn and Comey
Source: CNN
Bannon's attorney has said that his client will not be able to use the protections of executive privilege
Last week Bannon infuriated lawmakers from both parties after he refused to answer questions
(CNN) Special counsel Robert Mueller's team wants to question former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon about the firings of national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
Bannon is set to interview with Mueller by the end of the month, these people say, as the special counsel's investigation moves closer to President Donald Trump's inner circle. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was a witness to the firing of Comey, was interviewed last week, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday.
In addition to the Comey and Flynn firings, key issues from Bannon's time in the White House are likely to include Trump's decision to fire then-acting Attorney General Sally Yates and any pressure the President may have exerted on Sessions about the FBI investigation into Russia's interference with the election.
Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/01/24/politics/robert-mueller-steve-bannon-questioning/index.html
The article also describes meetings between Erik Prince ( acting as "informal emmisary" for Trump), Russians, and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,, giving some idea of what kind of doo doo this administration is up to its ears in.
It's Mueller time!
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If he gives the testimony to the Senate investigation, it will be leaked all over the place. Giving it to Mueller means it will be air-tight and kept under cover. I'm dismayed that I won't get to read it right away, but I can understand why Mueller needs to keep it locked up. I'm willing to be patient, if it means Mueller has a better chance of bringing down Moby Dick.
DUzy!
HOT DAMN
From the link:
From his early days in the administration, Bannon was wary about the Russia investigation seeping into operations in the West Wing. He had only been working as chief strategist for a few months when he began trying to avoid meetings and discussions that could one day wind up of interest to investigators in the various Russia probes, according to sources familiar with the situation.
But his efforts to shield himself fell short.
Bannon was a key force in lobbying Trump to bring on attorney Marc Kasowitz and spokesman Mark Corallo as his first legal team that wrangled with Russia issues, according to a person familiar with the arrangement. But it took months for the administration to stand up its current structure of lawyers, both inside and outside the White House, to handle the daily deluge of Russia revelations.
——-awww, HIS EFFORTS...FELL SHORT
Also, Corallo lawyered up last week (19th)
From Politico:
“A former spokesman for President Donald Trump’s legal team has retained a pair of experienced Washington scandal attorneys after himself becoming a part of the Russia investigation, according to a source familiar with the hiring.”
