Steve Bannon’s lawyer relayed questions in real time to the White House during a House Intelligence Committee interview of the former chief strategist to Donald Trump, according to reports. As politicians probed Mr Bannon’s time working for Mr Trump, Mr Bannon’s lawyer Bill Burck was asking the White House counsel’s office by phone during the Tuesday session whether his client could answer the questions, the Associated Press claimed. He was told by that office not to discuss his work on the transition or in the White House. At the White House, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the questions were relayed over the phone and said it was a typical process. Mr Bannon confirmed he had received the subpoena from Mr Mueller during his House Intelligence Committee interview, sources said.

Source: Evening echo January 17, 2018 20:03 UTC