. >> this is going to be the misdemeanor from he will for merrick garland, nancy pelosi, and jen. we're tired offend playing offense. we're going defense on this. >> steve bannon, trusted adviser to donald trump now says he will testify and wants to do so publicly. >> i want you guys to stay focused. remember, signal not noise. this is noise, not signal. donald trump says he'll waive executive privilege before he goes to the committee. >> how about that? signal and noise. the projection on display there is absolutely wild and very obvious. tonight's news shows no speeches on the courthouse steps were the noise, produced for mostly the maga crowd that may naively believe all that, just like the live stream videos and bravado. the signal is the actual shift from defiance to asking the committee to asking him to cut a deal so he might avoid the risk of going to prison. to quote, testify, as bannon's lawyer puts knit write, adding a preference for doing so at your public hearing. now, sometimes i have to state the obvious around here, so let me state it. mr. bannon, a defendant awaiti