It's worth noting that the committee didn't even recognize the "executive privilege", so all this did was avoid having to wait for a court to decide whether or not he would have to testify. Though the contempt trial is still scheduled to take place.
So one might see it as making a show of "allowing" Bannon to be deposed because they knew there was a good chance they would lose the court case.
Still shows some confidence either way.
My prediction is that it's a delay tactic where Bannon will make demands for the deposition (for example, only on live tv, nothing behind closed doors) which will be refused, and then they'll have to take up in court at an even later date after all.
I think since Bannon left early and was nowhere around the WH on J6 he probably wouldn't have Executive privilege. So I think you are correct. Great analysis there.
It's worth noting that the committee didn't even recognize the "executive privilege", so all this did was avoid having to wait for a court to decide whether or not he would have to testify. Though the contempt trial is still scheduled to take place.
So one might see it as making a show of "allowing" Bannon to be deposed because they knew there was a good chance they would lose the court case.
Still shows some confidence either way.
My prediction is that it's a delay tactic where Bannon will make demands for the deposition (for example, only on live tv, nothing behind closed doors) which will be refused, and then they'll have to take up in court at an even later date after all.
I think since Bannon left early and was nowhere around the WH on J6 he probably wouldn't have Executive privilege. So I think you are correct. Great analysis there.