Bannon believes the Trump regime is going down hard.

[Tom Rinaldo]

8. Two things

One: In this case it is compelling circumstantial evidence that the evidence exists to indict members of the Trump Administration and inner circle (including members of the Trump family) on charges far more serious than "Obstruction of Justice" or even a conspiracy to cover up evidence of wrong doing vis a vis the Russians. It is one thing to get lured into a trap by the Russians and be dumb enough not to call the FBI when it happened and then try to deny any wrongs were done, it is another thing to be fully in bed with the Russians. Bannon intentionally injected the word Treason into public debate. He also explicitly suggested that Donald Trump engaged in criminal money laundering with the Russians. Those charges are far more pointed than vague comments about some troubling pattern of behavior. That Bannon has calculated that he should attempt to position himself as a whistle blower regarding all that is stunning as a political choice. And unlike you and me and Rachel Maddow, Bannon has an insiders view of events, and facts.

Two: Know thy enemy. Bannon believes that Trumpism can survive the loss of Trump. We need to anticipate how that attempt will be made.