Opinion: Bannon tries to shield himself with ‘podcaster privilege’

Steve Bannon’s relationship with former President Donald Trump has landed him in the dock, charged with criminal contempt of Congress. Doubling down on his Trump-emulating defiance, Bannon has retained the ex-president’s former lawyer, David Schoen — perhaps most famous for taking part in the defense in the second impeachment when seven members of Trump’s own party voted to convict him.