Steve Bannon's Bas-Relief Confession that Trump Told Him to Deny Discussing Sanction Relief

"The key players - Mike Flynn and Paul Manafort, but also Rick Gates - did not testify Two witnesses (Michael Cohen and Roger Stone) were convicted for the lies they told to the committee and a third (Erik Prince) is reportedly under investigation, even if Billy Barr's DOJ doesn't prosecute Trump flunkies Multiple witnesses (Michael Caputo, Steve Bannon, and Jared Kushner, for starters) denied knowing people or having evidence their Mueller materials show they had"

"The craziest thing (thus far, anyway), is Steve Bannon's two appearances. Bannon testified in January 2018 and invoked White House guidance to refuse to answer questions from both the transition and post-inauguration periods, periods others had addressed. He also claimed any communications of interest would have been turned over by the campaign, thereby hiding emails he had with Roger Stone using his personal email where they explicitly discussed Julian Assange."

Key figures such as Mike Flynn, Paul Manafort, and Rick Gates did not testify to the committee. Two witnesses, Michael Cohen and Roger Stone, were later convicted for lying to the committee, and Erik Prince reportedly faces investigation. Multiple witnesses, including Michael Caputo, Steve Bannon, and Jared Kushner, denied knowledge or evidence that Mueller materials indicate they possessed. Republican questioning repeatedly asked witnesses if they colluded, eliciting denials. Democrats focused on extracting answers from recalcitrant witnesses rather than pressing prosecutable leads. Steve Bannon invoked White House guidance to refuse answers, claimed the campaign turned over communications, and used personal email to hide messages with Roger Stone.

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