------
Bannon's Attorney Insists He 'Had No Choice' But to Reject Subpoena
Former Trump administration White House adviser Steve Bannon listens to attorney David Schoen speak after an appearance in the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 2021. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
By Sandy Fitzgerald | Tuesday, 16 November 2021 11:07 AM
Steve Bannon "had no choice" but to disobey a subpoena from the House special committee investigating the Jan. 6 incidents at the Capitol because he'd been instructed by his lawyer not to participate because of former President Donald Trump's executive privilege, David Schoen, the attorney now representing Bannon, said Tuesday.
"Mr. Bannon's lawyer received a letter on behalf of former President Trump, invoking the privilege, directing him not to appear, directing him not to turn over documents," Schoen, who also represented former President Donald Trump during his impeachment proceedings earlier this year, told CNN's Brianna Keilar on "New Day." "That's how privilege is invoked. And as a layperson, once privilege is invoked, in my view, based on the advice he got from his lawyer, Mr. Bannon had no choice."
Bannon, a longtime ally of Trump's, was released without bail Monday after a hearing on criminal contempt charges for defying the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena. He was indicted last Friday on two counts of criminal contempt — one for refusing to appear for a congressional deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents in response to the committee’s subpoena.
...
READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/politics/steve-bannon-david-schoen-trump-january-6/2021/11/16/id/1044871/