Former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon was interviewed on "60 Minutes." (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)Former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon believes the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey by President Trump was the biggest mistake “maybe in modern political history.”Bannon made the statement during an online segment of his interview with “60 Minutes” broadcast Sunday. [Bannon declares war with Republican leadership in Congress]Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein on May 17 in the wake of Comey’s dismissal by Trump on May 9. Bannon described that as “too bombastic” an assertion, narrowing it to “modern political history.”[s Bannon declares war with Republican leadership in Congress]Washington, said Bannon, “is a city of institutions, not individuals. And you can’t get caught up in individuals.”While declining to answer Rose’s questions about his conversations within the White House on the matter, Bannon did say he had not heard any discussion of firing Mueller before being dismissed from his White House job on Aug. 18.

Source: Washington Post September 11, 2017 05:41 UTC