Behold America: obstruction of justice in real time
This is beyond the “gag order” that Rep Adam Schiff accused the White House of conducting. No wonder they slapped a subpoena on Bannon.
I’m just trying to picture this.
ATTORNEY: pardon me Rep Gowdy while I contact the White House to see if my client can answer that
During the day-long interview Tuesday, Bannon's attorney Bill Burck was asking the White House counsel's office by phone whether his client could answer the questions. He was told by that office not to discuss his work on the transition or in the White House.
The source said Bannon's lawyer related topics about the transition and administration to the White House, and they told him that he was not authorized to answer questions on those topics unless the committee reached an accommodation with the White House on the proper scope of questioning.
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Reached an accommodation with the White House on the proper scope of questioning! OMFG!
Their disregard for the norms of our democracy are breathtaking! Imagine what doesn't leak into the news and we don't hear about