Steve Bannon Will ‘Tell All to Mueller’
Special counsel subpoenas estranged Trump confidant Steve Bannon in Russia probe
declining to answer questions about his White House and presidential transition tenure in the House inquiry.. Mr. Bannon refused to answer some questions from Congress despite having been subpoenaed by the House committee while he was giving testimony... Mr. Bannon told lawmakers that he was willing to answer questions but that he had been asked by the White House not to disclose details about his time in the administration and the presidential transition between administrations.
.. Though his appearance before the House committee was at first voluntary, he was issued a mandatory subpoena by the committee in the middle of the meeting to force him to testify. Even after being issued the subpoena, Mr. Bannon remained unwilling to answer some of the questions, citing a request from White House attorneys
.. The White House is claiming that executive privilege governs any information Congress wants from Mr. Bannon’s stint in the White House and the presidential transition, the person close to Mr. Bannon said.
.. Mr. Bannon’s stance is that no executive privilege exists “within” the executive branch, given that Mr. Mueller, appointed by the Justice Department, “is part of the executive branch.”