Here’s the Whole Transcript of That Leaked Steve Bannon Tape, Annotated
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Halloween 2020 meeting in which Steve Bannon explained that Donald Trump planned to declare victory on election night, regardless of the actual results, was not supposed to be a big deal. The gathering was intended for Bannon to…
Steve Bannon is Guilty of Contempt of Congress
Patrick Semansky/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted Friday of defying a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. For all the sound and fury from Bannon about Justice Department overreach, the…
“The West Wing Is UNHINGED”
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Two of the most important days in Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election arguably were December 18 and 19. That’s when Trump sought to take the kooky coup…
Leaked Audio: Before Election Day, Bannon Said Trump Planned to Falsely Claim Victory
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On the evening of October 31, 2020, Steve Bannon told a group of associates that President Donald Trump had a plan to declare victory on election night—even if…
Steve Bannon Offers to Testify Before January 6 Committee
Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.A week before he was set to go on trial on contempt of Congress charges for failing to comply with a subpoena by the House committee investigating January 6, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has…
Why Is Donald Trump Trying to Clear the Way for Steve Bannon to Testify Before Congress?
Al Drago/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.With Donald Trump set to waive his claim to executive privilege, onetime adviser Steve Bannon may be due for a date before Congress. Trump had fought to prevent Bannon, a ringleader of the conspiracy…