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Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - SteveG - 01-17-2018
Not sure what this means exactly in the long haul, but I'll bet there's the sounds of Big Macs splattering on TV screens at the White House.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trumps-ex-aide-bannon-strikes-deal-to-avoid-grand-jury-testimony-cnn-idUSKBN1F61Y7
One shirt? Sloppy Steve cleans up for Congress
Before the hose-down and acid scrub
Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN
Reuters Staff https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trumps-ex-aide-bannon-strikes-deal-to-avoid-grand-jury-testimony-cnn-idUSKBN1F61Y7
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has struck a deal to be interviewed by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team rather than appearing before a grand jury, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing sources close to Bannon.
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Bannon had been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in Mueller’s probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and any ties with President Donald Trump’s campaign, according to a person familiar with the matter. A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment on the CNN report.
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An interview with prosecutors would allow Bannon to have an attorney present during his appearance, as lawyers are not permitted in grand jury rooms.
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According to a person familiar with the arrangement, the attorney who represented Bannon for Tuesday’s House appearance, William Burck, is not representing him in connection with Mueller’s investigation. The person did not believe Bannon had hired a counsel for that yet.
Re: Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - steve... - 01-17-2018
Before the hose-down and acid scrub
miley-laughing001:Which carries the greater penalty: Lying to Mueller's team or lying to a Grand Jury?
Re: Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - sekker - 01-17-2018
Mueller is smart. If he learns about NEW stuff, he can always play the Grand Jury card.
Re: Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - pdq - 01-17-2018
He testified before the House committee yesterday. Well, he kinda did:
Tensions flared early in the proceedings after Bannon informed the committee that he was refusing to answer any questions about his time in the White House or on the post-election transition, infuriating Democrats and Republicans on the panel, who subpoenaed him on the spot, according to a source familiar with the interview.
Even under subpoena, he refused...and his lawyer was on the phone with the White House during the questioning, asking them what questions he should answer.(!)
So, this guy is effectively asserting (selectively) executive privilege not for himself, but his former boss (who has not asserted executive privilege), during a time which includes before when Trump was president.
It was enough to even piss off Trey Gowdy.
One wonders how Steve will look in stripes.
Re: Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - Speedy - 01-17-2018
pdq wrote: One wonders how Steve will look in stripes.
Maybe he can get horizontal stripes for one suit and vertical for the other. Because he'll be wearing both at the same time, it could look pretty wild.
Re: Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - vision63 - 01-18-2018
This could all get so much worse.
Re: Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - Speedy - 01-18-2018
vision63 wrote:
This could all get so much worse.
Worse for whom?
Re: Trump's ex-aide Bannon strikes deal to avoid grand jury testimony: CNN - vision63 - 01-18-2018
Speedy wrote:
[quote=vision63]
This could all get so much worse.
Worse for whom?
Us all
