President Donald Trump talks to chief strategist Steve Bannon during a swearing in ceremony for senior staff at the White House in Washington. In the book, Bannon was quoted as describing a June 2016 meeting with a group of Russians at Trump Tower in New York as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic." Before joining the campaign, Bannon had headed conservative Breitbart News website and he proved to be a divisive figure in the White House. On Thursday, the White House said no personal devices, including cellphones, would be allowed in the West Wing beginning next week for security purposes. The story that triggered the Trump-Bannon split was an offshoot of the investigation into whether Trump campaign aides colluded with Russia to sway the election to Trump, allegations Trump and Moscow deny.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 04, 2018 18:22 UTC