White House and House Intelligence Committee clash over Bannon testimony

WASHINGTON - The White House clashed with the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday over testimony from President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon, a dispute that could alter the course of congressional investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Bannon, who was ousted from the White House in August and recently had an acrimonious falling out with Trump, was directed by the White House to avoid answering questions about the presidential transition or his work in the administration, according to committee members who were left frustrated by the daylong closed-door hearing.

Even conversations with the president after Bannon left the administration