Mr. Bannon has acted as a criminal before with his offshore office. He was caught fair and square, but, his buddy Trump gave him a pardon. Now, he broke the law again, refused to be interviewed by the January 6th Committee, is about to stand trial and he comes forward with his tail between his legs looking for a way out.
I think he should be interviewed, but, he has no right to demand it be televised. He must follow the process everyone else has followed and be interviewed in a closed session with cameras running. If his testimony is found to be credible then perhaps have him face the American people in the public forum of the committee. I think to provide him a special interview session as a public forum would be unfair to all the other witnesses that freely came forward and answered questions.
I don't know what he could add to the information anyway. Most everything about him is already known from others and from his podcast. All he can do is validate the facts already discovered. It is up to the judge and any jurors to decide about refusing to cooperate with Congress.
By Katie Wadington
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon (click here) has told 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. Both the committee and full House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress.
Overnight Sunday, the committee received a letter from Bannon's lawyer stating the former adviser would testify.
"Mr. Bannon was obligated to honor the President’s invocation (of executive privilege), unless and until, either your Committee reached a constitutionally required accommodation with President Trump as to the invocation of executive privilege or your Committee obtained a ruling from the Federal District Court that the invocation of executive privilege was improper or did not apply to the particular question or document sought," attorney Robert Costello wrote. "While Mr. Bannon has been steadfast in his convictions, circumstances have now changed."...
