Trump Says Ex-Adviser Steve Bannon 'Lost His Mind' After 'Treason' Comment Earlier Wednesday, Bannon called the 2016 meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer
"treasonous" in a new book. Trump followed later with this rebuttal on the comment made in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. President Donald Trump The excerpt of Bannon's comments were obtained by The Guardian. The book is expected to be released next week. Steve Bannon Steve Bannon The meeting took place a month before Bannon joined the campaign and included Donald Trump Jr., senior adviser Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort. It centered on damaging information the Russian lawyer possessed on 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.