Former Trump aide Bannon subpoenaed in Russia probe, stays tight-lipped

It was the first time Mueller is known to have used a subpoena against a member of Trump's inner circle

President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon declined on Tuesday to comply with a subpoena ordering him to answer questions from a House intelligence panel about his time at the White House as part of its investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the U.S. election.

After Bannon initially refused to answer questions about the matter, Devin Nunes, the committee’s Republican chairman, authorized a subpoena during the meeting to press Bannon to respond.

Even then, Bannon refused to answer questions, Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, told reporters.

Separately, the New York Times reported that Bannon had been subpoenaed