Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Former White House Strategist Steve Bannon: Trump Tower Meeting With Russians 'Treasonous'

The Guardian: Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous', Bannon says in explosive book

* Former White House strategist quoted in Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolff
* Bannon: ‘They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV

Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described the Trump Tower meeting between the president’s son and a group of Russians during the 2016 election campaign as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic”, according to an explosive new book seen by the Guardian.

Bannon, speaking to author Michael Wolff, warned that the investigation into alleged collusion with the Kremlin will focus on money laundering and predicted: “They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV.”

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, reportedly based on more than 200 interviews with the president, his inner circle and players in and around the administration, is one of the most eagerly awaited political books of the year. In it, Wolff lifts the lid on a White House lurching from crisis to crisis amid internecine warfare, with even some of Trump’s closest allies expressing contempt for him.

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WNU Editor: Steve Bannon is probably going to get a request from the Mueller Commission to explain why did he talk about money laundering to Michael Wolff, and why did he make the remark that ‘They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV. Steve Bannon is also dreaming if he believes he is insulated .... He (Steve Bannon) insists that he knows no Russians, will not be a witness, will not hire a lawyer and will not appear on national television answering questions.

Update #1: President Trump has responded .... Trump Says Bannon Has ‘Lost His Mind’ After Bannon Insults Donald Trump Jr. (New York Times).

Update #2: Here is a short introduction from Michael Wolff on his book .... Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President: One year ago: the plan to lose, and the administration’s shocked first days. (Michael Wolff, New Yorker).

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