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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:29 AM Jan 2018

Bannon Will 'Tell All' To Mueller

Hilarious misspoken tidbit, testified 9 1/2 "days" ... good one Rachel



Jan 16, 2018 --- Betsy Woodruff, political reporter for The Daily Beast, talks with Rachel Maddow about breaking news that Steve Bannon will speak freely to special counsel Robert Mueller because the executive privilege that prevented him from speaking to House Intel does not apply to a Mueller grand jury.


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Bannon Will 'Tell All' To Mueller (Original Post) L. Coyote Jan 2018 OP
Hiding the truth Linda Ed Jan 2018 #1
Yay shenmue Jan 2018 #2
I caught that "nine and a half days" slip last night. It probably felt like that to Bannon. Towlie Jan 2018 #3

Linda Ed

(492 posts)
1. Hiding the truth
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 02:45 AM
Jan 2018

Joshua Green’s book “Devil’s Bargain,” about Bannon’s role in Trump’s surprise victory, noted that Bannon warned the President about backlash to come from Comey’s firing.

“You can’t fire the FBI,” Bannon told Trump, according to the book.

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, meanwhile, was pushing for Comey to go, the book said.

This right here is why the WH doesn't want him to answer questions...also he told trump


Steve Bannon Suggests Firing James Comey Was "The Biggest Mistake In Modern Political History"
In an additional clip from the interview published on 60 Minutes Overtime, Bannon also suggested Trump's decision to fire Comey was an historic error.

Rose initially asked Bannon if he was in favor of firing Comey, but the former White House strategist would only point to media reports saying he was "adamantly opposed" to the move.
Steve Bannon Suggests Firing James Comey Was "The Biggest Mistake In Modern Political History"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-will-tell-all-to-robert-mueller-source-says?via=twitter_page&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true

Towlie

(5,308 posts)
3. I caught that "nine and a half days" slip last night. It probably felt like that to Bannon.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 10:00 AM
Jan 2018

We don't know if he'll cooperate with Mueller. He might wind up in jail where he'll no-doubt fit right in with the other prisoners.

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