Steve Bannon, Trump’s previous White House political strategist, expressed some satisfaction when he was fired because “Now I’m free. I’ve got my hands back on my weapons” referring to his position at Breitbart.com. Bannon intended to support Trump’s populist or white supremacist agenda. Bannon failed in his first test when he supported Roy Moore to be Alabama’s Senator. Then Trump broke with Bannon after he was quoted extensively in Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury as calling a meeting with Russians “treasonous” and accusing Trump of money laundering.
The cascade of failure for Bannon continues. He lost his financial support from the ultra-right-wing Mercer family, and was removed from Breitbart. Last week Bannon had the University of Chicago withdraw a speaking invitation due to student protests. And, Special Prosecutor, Robert Mueller subpoenaed Bannon on the same day he was testifying before the House Intelligence Committee.
Mueller’s subpoena may have been a ploy to convince Mueller to be more forthcoming in future interviews. If so, it seems to have worked. Bannon agreed to Mueller’s conditions for an interview. Of course, Mueller will see if Bannon contradicts his House testimony. More importantly, expect Mueller to delve into the data firm, Cambridge Analytica that Bannon introduced to the Trump campaign. Data Analytica is owned by the Mercers and might have had connections with the Russians. And, Bannon can expect Mueller to ask about all the salacious information contained in Wolff’s book.
The cascade of failure for Bannon continues. He lost his financial support from the ultra-right-wing Mercer family, and was removed from Breitbart. Last week Bannon had the University of Chicago withdraw a speaking invitation due to student protests. And, Special Prosecutor, Robert Mueller subpoenaed Bannon on the same day he was testifying before the House Intelligence Committee.
Mueller’s subpoena may have been a ploy to convince Mueller to be more forthcoming in future interviews. If so, it seems to have worked. Bannon agreed to Mueller’s conditions for an interview. Of course, Mueller will see if Bannon contradicts his House testimony. More importantly, expect Mueller to delve into the data firm, Cambridge Analytica that Bannon introduced to the Trump campaign. Data Analytica is owned by the Mercers and might have had connections with the Russians. And, Bannon can expect Mueller to ask about all the salacious information contained in Wolff’s book.