I have a pet theory.
Notice how Bannon is heavily pushing the money laundering aspect of the Russia investigation? Well, there is another possible trail for the investigation to follow: whether or not anyone supplied Russia with voter analytics to aid with their fake news efforts during the election season. Specifically, if Cambridge Analytica was involved, that puts Bannon right-smack-dab in the middle of it. Mercer, the owner of Cambridge Analytica, is heavily tied to Breitbart and Bannon, and is reportedly the one who got Bannon attached to the Trump campaign. This might be Bannon's way of trying to steer the investigation away from himself. You say Bannon isn't stupid, but he has always struck me as being ham-fisted and overestimating his own cleverness.
There must be Russian collusion somewhere right? The libs are holding on to this like a life preserver...
Guess it takes eyes off all their failed policies or why they lost a "sure thing"...it's kinda funny now.
Also, Bannon is not stupid whatsoever, I don't like him, but I know he is not stupid. If anything comes from this "investigation"...for lack of better words of a circus show...Trump nor Bannon will face anything.
Sorry libs...maybe actually try to fix something instead of just throwing wrenches