Bannon claims President warned special counsel against probing family finances and linked Mueller’s team to money‑laundering investigations involving Trump allies

Bannon claims President warned special counsel against probing family finances and linked Mueller’s team to money‑laundering investigations involving Trump allies The passage provides a specific allegation that the President directly told the special counsel not to investigate his family’s finances, naming Steve Bannon as the source. It also connects high‑profile figures (Mueller, Andrew Weissmann, Felix Sater, Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Donald Jr., Jared Kushner) to alleged money‑laundering schemes. While the account is anecdotal and unverified, it offers concrete names, a potential motive, and a possible obstruction of justice angle that merit follow‑up with interview transcripts, subpoena logs, and communications records. Key insights: Bannon says the President told the special counsel to stay away from his family’s finances.; Bannon describes a conversation where the President implied a subpoena on his tax returns would be used as leverage.; Reference to Felix Sater’s alleged Russian‑money boiler‑room operation and his connection to Michael Cohen.