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In reply to the discussion: And here we go, another week gone by and Bannon still not complying with the subpoena or [View all]Escurumbele
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As I have said before, I am relying in part from Glenn Kirshner's comments on this, he was a prosecutor for 30 years, he understands what is involved, and he is not happy at what is happening.
Garland's comments are not encouraging either.
Thank you for providing the link.
From the link:
Bannons claim that executive privilege prevents his testimony has faced a great deal of ridicule. Donald Trump, as a federal judge put it yesterday, is not president, and the current president has not asserted privilege over Bannons testimony. Bannon was not even an executive branch official at the relevant time, and the privilegewhatever its true contourscannot cover podcast hosts. And Bannon has refused even to show up for testimony in response to the subpoena. Executive privilege does not excuse a witness from appearing in the first place; it merely protects testimony. The witness has to show up and assert privilege in response to specific questions.
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