Steve Bannon had refused to cooperate until now but his apparent change of heart is supported by Trump.
Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has told the House select committee investigating the 6 January Capitol riots that he is willing to testify, according to US media.In a letter seen by CBS News, his lawyer told the committee that Mr Bannon "is willing to, indeed prefers, to testify at your public hearing".
He claims he was covered by "executive privilege", a legal principle that protects many White House communications. According to the committee, the former Trump strategist had specific knowledge about the events planned for 6 January before they took place. In a letter seen by the AP news agency, the former president said he was "waiving executive privilege for you, which allows for you to go in and testify truthfully and fairly, as per the request of the unselect committee of political thugs and hacks".According to his lawyer Robert Costello, he wishes to appear before the committee in a public hearing, but standard procedure so far has been for testimony to be heard first in private interviews.
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