Mueller Wasn’t Interested in Bannon Until ‘Fire and Fury,’ Source Says

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Mueller Wasn’t Interested in Bannon Until ‘Fire and Fury,’ Source Says
Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chairman and White House strategist painted a bullseye on himself after he blabbed to Michael Wolff about the Russia probe.
Betsy Woodruff
Betsy Woodruff
01.25.18 3:10 PM ET

Steve Bannon appears to have accidentally sicced Robert Mueller on himself.

The FBI visited Bannon’s home on Jan. 9 to subpoena him, according to NBC News, and he is expected to talk with the special counsel’s team by the end of the month.

A lawyer close to Mueller’s investigation told The Daily Beast that before the release of Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury, the special counsel’s  team indicated zero interest in questioning President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist for their Russia probe. The team hadn’t asked to interview him, the source said.

Bannon himself told Wolff that he didn’t expect to hear from Mueller.

“I know no Russians, I don’t know nothin’ about nothin,’” he said. “I’m not being a witness. I’m not hiring a lawyer.”

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[driftdiver]

He's an idiot.

[Frank Cannon]

If this is even close to true, Mueller is corrupt to the core.

[driftdiver]

If this is even close to true, Mueller is corrupt to the core.

even if there isn't an ounce of truth to it, Mueller is corrupt to the core.

[Oceander]

If this is even close to true, Mueller is corrupt to the core.

Why?

[edpc]

He pretty much stepped in it and invited the scrutiny by describing the Russian lawyer meeting as treasonous and adding that a ‘zero percent chance’ existed that President Trump himself did not know of the meeting.

It’s either true or not.  Either way, it was really stupid to say.   No one should be surprised if the investigator in charge would end up asking him about it.