Yesterday, Trey Gowdy showed Bannon Cambridge Analytica emails about seeking stolen data from Assange and asked of it was “treasonous” (and by “closely affiliated” @axios means board member, equity/debt holder of Cambridge Analytica LLC per WH disclosure) axios.com/steve-bannon-c… 
And “somebody close to him” either refers to Rebekah Mercer, Bannon’s former patron, and/or Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica and SCL Elections Ltd (the registered data controller that processed American voter data in London) cnn.com/2017/10/27/pol…
Prior to yesterday, we’ve observed Democrats probing Cambridge Analytica’s role, especially Feinstein, Warner, Schiff, Conyers, Cummings but now that Gowdy is asking questions, the inquiry is notably more bipartisan. Why it matters:
In case you missed it, Trey Gowdy’s newfound interest in interrogating Bannon about Cambridge Analytica’s role in seeking stolen data is an extremely significant development. Keep in mind that Mueller requested emails from the company last fall. wsj.com/articles/muell…
Republicans Gowdy and King reported to be angry at Bannon, ready to hold him in contempt. Bannon has significant exposure from Cambridge Analytica and despite denials of wrongdoing by Nix, I can tell you from my legal dealings, it is not a normal company. politi.co/2DmJUNB
When Bannon had to disclose his various Mercer-backed roles on his White House disclosure forms, he was supposed to sell his stake in Cambridge Analytica LLC but there are no reports he ever did. politi.co/2BVCuLM
Beyond Cambridge Analytica, Bannon and the Mercers discovered Trump’s dirty ties to organized crime in the US and Russia thru their Government Accountability Institute in newly reported oppo research dossier but continue to back Dirty Donald regardless. nyti.ms/2EX50PP
Speculation: If the White House wasn’t telling Bannon to refuse to answer questions during his interview, then it’s conceivable that he’s cooperating with Mueller to keep Congress (dodgy Republicans) and the White House out-of-the-loop on purpose.
In addition to seeking stolen data from Wikileaks, Cambridge Analytica processed Americans voter data in London. Any US voter can obtain proof by requesting their data under UK law, giving us standing for a pending lawsuit in British court. motherjones.com/politics/2017/…
Interesting to revisit this report on Nadler/Cummings requests to Cambridge Analytica that were denied by Gowdy/Goodlatte because they didn’t want to interfere with Mueller…until now? Also notable that Parscale and CA/SCL didn’t deny foreign contacts. motherjones.com/politics/2017/…
Looks like my speculation above about Bannon possibly being muzzled by Mueller for House Intel was incorrect. According to two sources, Bannon was following orders from the president per advice of deputy White House counsel. foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/18/tru…
In response to the Nunes memo, here’s Trey Gowdy on @FaceTheNation saying that there’s a Russia probe even without the dossier because of an email from Cambridge Analytica, among other reasons.
