And here we go, another week gone by and Bannon still not complying with the subpoena or

[bottrott]

19. The one thing constantly missing from this discussion

is the fact that his failure to appear before the Committee is the predicate act here, not his assertion of Executive Privilege. In refusing to even show up for questioning, Bannon is asserting that everything the Committee asks is privileged, which is an absurdity. "What's your name," is not 'effn privileged. He's free to claim EP during questioning, and that assertion would rightfully go through the courts as part of a separate contempt charge, but he was not free to simply ignore the subpoena in total and fail to appear thus denying any opportunity to the Committee. There is no question he failed to appear and the indictment on that is clear cut.

What I see happening is the DOJ finally issuing a warrant that will be set aside when Bannon agrees to appear only to then exert EP during questioning, drawing things out once again. Indict him on FTA today and continue to prep for the inevitable assertion during questioning. This is all part of their delay tactics and the DOJ and courts need to stop playing footsie with these fascists and act on what they have to force the issue.