US legislators up in arms over White House ‘gag order’ for Steve Bannon
Washington/New York — Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist for President Donald Trump, was asked formally by a White House lawyer to cite executive privilege in declining to discuss conversations with key administration officials, triggering a battle with House investigators that is stretching into its second day. Separately, Bannon agreed to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team later in January for an interview after receiving a grand jury subpoena, according to a person familiar with the matter, who said Bannon did not plan to assert executive privilege in that meeting. An interview with prosecutors would allow Bannon to have an attorney present during his appearance, whereas lawyers are not permitted in grand jury rooms. Uttam Dhillon, the White House lawyer responsible for responding to congressional investigators in the Russia probe, made the executive privilege request to Bannon’s lawyer, William Burck, prior to Bannon’s appearance Tuesday before the House Inte...
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