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Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon spoke to two White House officials about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign officials and Russians when news of it first broke in July. Bannon divulged the details while he was testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. He realized immediately after that he had slipped up, because the White House told Bannon not to answer questions related to his work on the presidential transition team or in the White House. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon revealed Tuesday that he spoke to two White House officials and a legal spokesman about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with two Russian lobbyists in June 2016, Axios reported Wednesday.