He was interviewed by the House panel on Tuesday as part of the panel's investigation into Russia's election interference and potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. Tom Rooney told reporters during a break in the interview that while the committee " respects executive privilege," the question "dominating the day" is whether that privilege took effect before Trump was inaugurated.īannon was also issued a grand jury subpoena last week by special counsel Robert Mueller's office. Mike Conaway and Trey Gowdy, per Politico. President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was issued a subpoena by the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday after citing executive privilege during his interview to refuse to answer questions related to his work on the Trump transition team and in the White House, according to CNN.īannon's refusal to discuss any of his post-election work for Trump frustrated both Democrats and Republicans, including GOP Reps. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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