In "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," Bannon expresses disbelief over a pivotal meeting involving Don Jr. and a foreign government. He emphasizes that it's impossible for Don Jr. not to have personally taken the meeting attendees to his father's office, indicating a close link between the campaign and the discussed foreign involvement. Bannon's astonishment highlights the reckless nature of hosting such discussions without legal representation.

Bannon criticizes the decision to hold the meeting in Trump Tower without legal counsel, suggesting that even if the participants believed their actions were innocuous, the clear course of action should have been to report it to the FBI. His comments reflect his view that the meeting was not only misguided but potentially treasonous, underscoring the severity of the situation and the failure of the campaign's senior staff to recognize the implications of their actions.