Steve Bannon subpoenaed to appear before Mueller’s Russia investigation
Washington — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller or appear before a grand jury hearing evidence in the Russia investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bannon plans to sit down with Mueller later this month, though a date has not yet been set, according to the person, who discussed the situation on condition of anonymity. The former top adviser to US President Donald Trump doesn’t plan to invoke executive privilege when he meets with Mueller, the person added. The battle over the reach and limits of executive privilege erupted on Tuesday as Bannon met behind closed doors with members of the House intelligence committee, which issued its own subpoena for his testimony. Lawmakers on the committee said the White House had asserted that Bannon was barred from answering many questions regarding their Russia inquiry. Intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes confirmed to reporters that he a...
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