Bannon interviewed by Mueller in past week: report

[herding cats]

Source: The Hill

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon reportedly met with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators multiple times over the past week.

Two sources told NBC News that Bannon was interview by Mueller's team for nearly 20 hours spread over multiple days.

Mueller's team are investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as potential ties between President Trump and Russia.

The former chief strategist was subpoenaed by Mueller last month and reportedly made a deal with the special counsel to not testify before a grand jury.


Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/374079-bannon-interviewed-by-mueller-twice-in-past-week-report?amp&__twitter_impression=true

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Steve Bannon met with Mueller multiple times over the past week

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, who served as President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller over multiple days this week, NBC News has learned from two sources familiar with the proceedings.

Bannon spent a total of some 20 hours in conversations with the team led by Mueller, who is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia as well as other issues that have arisen around the probe.

Bannon left his job as a senior White House adviser in August and returned to a leadership role at Breitbart, the right-wing news site based out of Washington. But he fell out of favor with the site’s financial backers, the Mercer family, after criticizing the president and his family in "Fire and Fury,” a book about the Trump administration published earlier this year by author Michael Wolff.

After a more than four-week stalemate, Bannon also returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to resume his interview with the House Intelligence Committee that was halted when he earlier refused to answer key questions in the Russia probe.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/steve-bannon-met-mueller-multiple-times-over-past-week-n848421

[George II]

1. Looks like Mueller is tying up loose ends.

[BigmanPigman]

2. But he is still refusing to speak to Congress.

He's claiming Exec. Privilege. What a bastard. Schiff is not thrilled with him!

[leftynyc]

3. I THINK that's by design

Mueller is afraid anything Bannon testifies to behind closed doors to nunes will get leaked and mess up MUELLER'S case. Remember, nunes can't be trusted to not run to donnie with any testimony he hears.

[BigmanPigman]

4. It's so hard to do anything with partisan

asses ruining the investigations. I hope Mueller nails Nunes for obstruction!

[leftynyc]

5. I honestly trust Mueller

I don't see anything in his history that would make me believe he isn't a "just the facts" kind of prosecutor.

[lagomorph777]

7. I think "partisan asses" was referring to Dustbin Numbskull, not Mueller.

[leftynyc]

9. Oh, I didn't think they were talking

about Mueller. Just sharing my feelings about his reputation.

[lagomorph777]

6. Seems likely. Mueller can easily make that stick

because Dustbin Numbskull isn't issuing subpoenas with teeth anyway.

[Leghorn21]

8. K&R!! 20 hours!! Dayam!! nt