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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSteve Bannon reportedly wants Priebus to testify to Mueller that Jared Kushner was behind Comey's f
I imagine Bannon knows lots of secret stuff.
Steve Bannon reportedly wants Priebus to testify to Mueller that Jared Kushner was behind Comey's firing
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Steve-Bannon-reportedly-wants-Priebus-to-testify-11947989.php
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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 27, 2017 shows Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) and former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus walk through the colonnade of the White House January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Ousted White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is gearing up for battle and has set his sights on President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, according to Vanity Fair. Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images
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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 27, 2017 shows Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) and former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus walk through the colonnade of the White House January 27, 2017 in ... more
Ousted White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is gearing up for battle and has set his sights on President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, according to Vanity Fair.
Bannon and Kushner have a long history of disagreement, with the two frequently butting heads on the ideological plane, where Bannon's far-right nationalist instincts clashed with Kushner's more moderate views.
A former Breitbart spokesman warns with Steve Bannon out, President Trump should worry about losing their support. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) reports.
Media: Buzz60
In the wake of his ouster, Bannon is looking to even the score with West Wing rivals like Kushner, Vanity Fair reported. In keeping with that, Bannon reportedly wants former chief of staff Reince Priebus to testify to special counsel Robert Mueller that Kushner was significantly involved in Trump's decision to fire former FBI director James Comey in May.
According to Vanity Fair, Priebus believes Kushner and his wife, Ivanka, convinced Trump to fire Comey during a weekend they spent with the president at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
When Trump returned to the White House on May 8, he informed aides that he was going to fire Comey, and he dismissed the FBI director the next day.................................................
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Steve Bannon reportedly wants Priebus to testify to Mueller that Jared Kushner was behind Comey's f (Original Post)
riversedge
Aug 2017
OP
Bannon should be the patriot...write a tell all book about eltrumpf. I'd buy it pronto!
RestoreAmerica2020
Aug 2017
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BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)1. Will Mueller ask him for this info?
He is already eyeing him for possibly being at the famous Twitler Tower meeting I think. Oh well, they will all get pardoned anyway and the GOP Congress will continue to do nothing as usual.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)2. Celebrity gossip
There's only one person who can, and did, fire Comey. Bannon can stir shit all he wants, but it won't make Trump innocent.
trof
(54,256 posts)3. Bannon may WANT that, but I don't believe it.
Say what you will about Kushner, but I think he's a lot smarter than to do that.
Just MHO.
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)4. What is Bannon's power?
He went from senior advisor to the president of the United States to running a right-wing fringe website.
Seems like he took several steps downward...
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,438 posts)5. Bannon should be the patriot...write a tell all book about eltrumpf. I'd buy it pronto!