Trump Considers Waiving Executive Privilege For Bannon Even Though Prosecutors Say His Former Adviser Was Never Shielded

The Washington Post first reported that Trump was considering writing the letter. Bannon is set to go on trial later this month on criminal contempt charges after he refused to cooperate with the House panel, citing broad claims of executive privilege — the first case of its kind to result from the landmark congressional investigation. He pleaded not guilty to the contempt charges. Even if Bannon agrees to testify before the committee, that is not a remedy in a criminal contempt of Congress case, so it is not yet clear what impact that would have on his upcoming trial.
Bannon and several other conservatives have tried to challenge the select committee’s subpoenas in court, but their arguments have been repeatedly rejected by federal judges. Legal experts said Bannon’s claims of privilege are shaky in part because he had relinquished his White House role years before the attack on the U.S. Capitol. “There is no executive privilege. This is a ploy to confuse his criminal case,” said CNN analyst Norm Eisen. The Justice Department also didn’t buy Bannon’s claims of privilege and indicted him last year. Last month, D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols rejected Bannon’s motion to dismiss the case against him, including his arguments that the House Select Committee’s subpoenas were illegal and that he was protected by presidential secrecy because he had contact with Trump at the end of his administration. At trial, Justice Department prosecutors, who were subpoenaed by the House to prosecute him, will need to prove a relatively narrow case if they want to secure a conviction — that Bannon willfully refused to answer the congressional inquiry. He will not be able to argue that he relied on his lawyer’s advice, the judge has already ruled. This story has been updated with additional details on Friday. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report.

title: “Trump Considers Waiving Executive Privilege For Bannon Even Though Prosecutors Say His Former Adviser Was Never Shielded " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Scott Andrews”

The Washington Post first reported that Trump was considering writing the letter. Bannon is set to go on trial later this month on criminal contempt charges after he refused to cooperate with the House panel, citing broad claims of executive privilege — the first case of its kind to result from the landmark congressional investigation. He pleaded not guilty to the contempt charges. Even if Bannon agrees to testify before the committee, that is not a remedy in a criminal contempt of Congress case, so it is not yet clear what impact that would have on his upcoming trial.
Bannon and several other conservatives have tried to challenge the select committee’s subpoenas in court, but their arguments have been repeatedly rejected by federal judges. Legal experts said Bannon’s claims of privilege are shaky in part because he had relinquished his White House role years before the attack on the U.S. Capitol. “There is no executive privilege. This is a ploy to confuse his criminal case,” said CNN analyst Norm Eisen. The Justice Department also didn’t buy Bannon’s claims of privilege and indicted him last year. Last month, D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols rejected Bannon’s motion to dismiss the case against him, including his arguments that the House Select Committee’s subpoenas were illegal and that he was protected by presidential secrecy because he had contact with Trump at the end of his administration. At trial, Justice Department prosecutors, who were subpoenaed by the House to prosecute him, will need to prove a relatively narrow case if they want to secure a conviction — that Bannon willfully refused to answer the congressional inquiry. He will not be able to argue that he relied on his lawyer’s advice, the judge has already ruled. This story has been updated with additional details on Friday. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report.

title: “Trump Considers Waiving Executive Privilege For Bannon Even Though Prosecutors Say His Former Adviser Was Never Shielded " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-31” author: “Denise Martinez”

The Washington Post first reported that Trump was considering writing the letter. Bannon is set to go on trial later this month on criminal contempt charges after he refused to cooperate with the House panel, citing broad claims of executive privilege — the first case of its kind to result from the landmark congressional investigation. He pleaded not guilty to the contempt charges. Even if Bannon agrees to testify before the committee, that is not a remedy in a criminal contempt of Congress case, so it is not yet clear what impact that would have on his upcoming trial.
Bannon and several other conservatives have tried to challenge the select committee’s subpoenas in court, but their arguments have been repeatedly rejected by federal judges. Legal experts said Bannon’s claims of privilege are shaky in part because he had relinquished his White House role years before the attack on the U.S. Capitol. “There is no executive privilege. This is a ploy to confuse his criminal case,” said CNN analyst Norm Eisen. The Justice Department also didn’t buy Bannon’s claims of privilege and indicted him last year. Last month, D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols rejected Bannon’s motion to dismiss the case against him, including his arguments that the House Select Committee’s subpoenas were illegal and that he was protected by presidential secrecy because he had contact with Trump at the end of his administration. At trial, Justice Department prosecutors, who were subpoenaed by the House to prosecute him, will need to prove a relatively narrow case if they want to convict — that Bannon willfully refused to answer the congressional inquiry. He will not be able to argue that he relied on his lawyer’s advice, the judge has already ruled. This story has been updated with additional details on Friday. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report.