Washington, Feb 16 (TNS): President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has been interviewed as part of an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
He met with special counsel Robert Mueller, who leads the inquiry, over two days this week. Bannon was chairman of Trump’s presidential campaign before becoming a top White House official. But he left his post in August amid reports of tension with other aides. Mueller is leading an investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the US election. Both Moscow and Trump deny this. All you need to know about Trump Russia story. Investigators believe that Bannon may hold crucial information on the Trump administration, including details on why former FBI Director James Comey was fired by the president. Comey has previously said he has “no doubt” that he was fired by Trump to “change” the Russia investigation, a charge the White House denies. It is not clear what Bannon was questioned about, but he is reported to have spent around 20 hours speaking with Mueller’s team. A source close to the process though told the Associated Press that Bannon answered every question put to him. Robert Mueller is investigating possible links between Russia and the Trump campaign. This inquiry is running alongside four similar ones being conducted by politicians in Congress, and spoke to one of them on Thursday. He appeared in front of the House intelligence committee as part of their own, separate, investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Moscow. But he frustrated the committee when he refused to answer their questions, opting instead to answer 25 pre-written questions that had been approved by the White House.
