Steve Bannon tells Jan. 6 committee he is ready to testify

Abigail Adcox

July 10, 11:55 AM July 10, 11:55 AM

Former White Home chief strategist Steve Bannon educated the Jan. 6 committee that he is prepared to testify following acquiring a letter from former President Donald Trump telling him he will waive his government privilege.

Bannon, who is set to go on demo for criminal contempt rates afterwards this month for defying a prior subpoena by the committee, also indicated he would like to testify publicly, in accordance to a letter from his lawyer Bob Costello obtained by CNN.

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"Even though Mr. Bannon has been steadfast in his convictions, situations have now transformed," Costello wrote. "Mr. Bannon is inclined to, and indeed prefers, to testify at your general public hearing."

In a letter to Bannon on Saturday, Trump said that he was waiving govt privilege right after viewing "how unfairly you and other individuals have been taken care of."

"When you initially obtained the Subpoena to testify and supply files, I invoked Government Privilege. Nevertheless, I watched how unfairly you and other individuals have been dealt with, possessing to commit extensive quantities of cash on legal expenses, and all of the trauma you must be heading via for the enjoy of your Place, and out of respect for the Business office of the President," Trump wrote, in accordance to the outlet.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a member of the committee, acknowledged that the panel had acquired the letter from Bannon's law firm all over midnight but explained the committee has not experienced "the likelihood to talk about it."

Lofgren did, however, suggest that the committee would possible seek a personal deposition.

"Ordinarily, we do depositions. This goes on for hour following hour following hour. We want to get all our issues answered. And you are unable to do that in a live format,” Lofgren said.

Bannon is experiencing two contempt of Congress rates for failing to comply with a subpoena from the Household Jan. 6 committee last year just after insisting that Trump's govt privilege claim barred him from complying. Federal prosecutors have disputed the argument, citing that Bannon was not a member of the Trump administration at the time of the Capitol assault on Jan. 6.

Bannon's demo is slated to start off on July 18.