Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon agrees to testify at last minute

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🗓️ 12 July 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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On the eve of the seventh January 6 Committee public hearing, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon agrees to testify, with prosecutors calling the move a last minute attempt to avoid accountability. CNN Political Commentator Jonah Goldberg and The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher join CNN Tonight to discuss the questions Bannon will be expected to answer, including details of his phone conversation with Trump on the night before the Capitol riot.Janet Napolitano was the Homeland Security Secretary under President Obama. She joins to discuss the DHS watchdog’s warning that the Department is falling behind on tackling domestic terrorism. Plus, Trump’s connections to far-right and political extremist groups - does the January 6 Committee have enough evidence to make the connection?Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Bam Lardhotes and this is CNN tonight.
0:04.0	So Steve Bannon, he threw down the gauntlet after being indicted on criminal content charges
0:09.0	back in November.
0:10.0	Remember this?
0:11.0	For defying a January 6th committee, Sapena.
0:14.5	He threatened to raise, well, complete, holy hell.
0:18.4	Remember?
0:20.0	This is going to be the Mr. Meanor from hell, from Marigarl and Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden.
0:26.3	I'm never going to back down and they took on the wrong guy this time, okay?
0:30.9	Well, that's what makes the one-time Trump White House advisors move now, well, extra confounding.
0:39.6	Because eight months ago, Bannon said that he wasn't backing down.
0:43.8	Ever.
0:44.8	I mean, the wrong guy this time, right?
0:47.3	Well, trial dates have a funny way of making people change their minds, shall we say,
0:52.1	because now he is, well, backing down.
0:56.0	He's willing to testify before that very committee that he seemed to be mocking and taunting.
1:00.7	Now, what exactly changed other than maybe the calendar date?
1:05.5	We're going to go a lot deeper into all of that tonight, along with new January 6th hearing
1:10.4	developments.
1:11.4	And if Bannon thought his decision to testify now would call someone to bluff at the
1:16.2	DOJ, well, he's totally mistaken.
1:19.0	Because the trial is still happening and it won't even be postponed.
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