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Unacceptable. i asked if he would claim any sort of privilege and apparently he did not claimfully sort of privilege. he just said he was not prepared. on the other hand, bannon said executive privilege was going to be exerted by the white house and would not address questions about the transition. would not address questions with the campaign. that got a lot of pushback from republicans and democrats who issued a subpoena to compel him to provide this information. earlier, i had a chance to ask speaker ryan about the dispute and whether or not he has sided with his colleagues on the committee...

Let's go live to our senior correspondent. what else are you learning? >> a pretty significant development. he was issued the subpoena last week to appear before the grand jury that is part of the russia investigation. the deal that bannon means he no longer will have to appear before the grand jury. instead, appearing before the special counsel as part of the interview. it appears the subpoena is still pending but he will not have to go before the grand jury. we're told that bannon was given the subpoena but he told the investigators instead to talk to his attorneys. and one reason according ...

The president like tuesday back a winner. that's the one thing he sort of this agree with, this is anyway a referendum on himself. >> is he a guy who's sigh saying we haven't lost while the people around him day to day in the office they don't agree? where does that stand? >> well, the people in the office do make one point that the president is also making, they sort of say, look, this isn't a referendum on him. they say endorsements of any sort or sort of overrated and don't matter that much. but i think among them there is a recognition there is a problem or concern. and i don't want to say...

We had horrible tea party candidates they were considered back then. christine o'donnell had to address an execution about being a witch. >> which she denied. >> she said i am not a witch, which is as bad as new york city i don't beat -- no, i don't beat my wife. it's a shame. are we going to repeat that cycle? with bannon, if he's allowed to have that influence with candidates again, that's going to be a disaster for republicans. >> has bannon ever talked about himself running for something. >> he denies he has any interest in doing that. but as a couple people pointed out, he spent time givi...

Potentially serious slip-up during a congressional hearing. has bannon already disclosed compromising information? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. without at least a short term spending bill, the federal government will shut down on friday and things at logger heads on capitol hill right now. update our viewers with the very latest. >> reporter: there's some tepid optimism coming from republican leaders. they have put a plan on the table. the question is do they have the v...