“I write about the Subpoena that you received in September 2021 from the illegally constituted Unselect Committee, the same group of people who created the Russia Russia Russia scam, Impeachment hoax #1, Impeachment hoax #2, the Mueller Witch-Hunt (which ended in no ‘Collusion’), and other fake and never-ending yarns and tales. When you first received the Subpoena to testify and provide documents, I invoked Executive Privilege. However, I watched how unfairly you and others have been treated, having to spend vast amounts of money on legal fees, and all of the trauma you must be going through for the love of your Country, and out of respect for the Office of the President. Therefore, if you reach an agreement on a time and place for your testimony, I will waive Executive Privilege for you, which allows for you to go in and testify truthfully and fairly, as per the request of the Unselect Committee of political Thugs and Hacks, who have allowed no Due Process, no Cross-Examination, and no real Republican members or witnesses to be present or interviewed. It is a partisan Kangaroo Court,” writes the Orange Tyrant waiving a non-existent claim to executive privilege over a non-federal employee during the time in question.

The claim of a “waiver” is seen as some bullshit last-minute defense maneuver to legitimize Bannon’s defense that he really thought it was privileged, however it doesn’t account for the fact that Bannon never actually showed up and said this prior to the contempt vote and his indictment to simply make those claims. Nevertheless, on Sunday House January 6th Select Committee member Zoe Lofgren said they do expect to hear from Bannon. It’s hard to tell what the implications might be for Bannon’s trial, which starts next Monday. He still didn’t show up last year when he was supposed to, and didn’t make any effort to have Trump “waive” the privilege until last week.