Bannon's lawyer has told the panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack that Trump has released Bannon from an executive privilege claim so he may speak. Bannon faces a trial this month on a contempt of Congress charge for refusing the subpoena.
Pat Cipollone had been a sought-after witness by the House committee investigating the January 6 riot at the Capitol after bombshell testimony revealed his efforts to thwart many of Trump's actions that day. Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has indicated to the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol that he may be willing to testify, after all.
Bannon, who was in contact with former President Donald Trump in the days leading up to the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, refused to comply with a subpoena issued last fall, claiming executive privilege from Trump.Overnight Sunday, the committee received a letter from Bannon's lawyer stating the former adviser would testify, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. and a committee member, said Sunday on CNN's"State of the Union.
"I expect that we will be hearing from him. And there are many questions that we have for him," she said. In recent days, as the former president grew frustrated with what he decried as a one-sided presentation by the committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans, Trump said he would waive that privilege claim, according to a letter Saturday to Bannon's lawyer.
“If you reach an agreement on a time and place for your testimony, I will waive 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,” Trump wrote.
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