France mulls ‘probe’ on Le Pen, Bannon ties

Bloomberg

France’s parliament has been asked to open a probe into far-right political leader Marine
Le Pen’s ties to Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former adviser, and the potential access to top civil servants her party may have helped him get.
The two chambers’ presidents will weigh the request by some lawmakers to investigate Le Pen for potential “collusion with a foreign power.”
That follows a call by former conservative minister and ex-lawmaker Frederic Lefebvre, who’s close to President Emmanuel Macron’s Republic on the Move party.
Le Pen “may call herself a patriot, but she’s clearly throwing her country into the hands of someone who wants to destroy Europe,” Lefebvre said. “Wanting to destroy Europe is wanting to destroy France. Our parliament must investigate.”
France 2 television reported that Bannon, along with advising Le Pen and her National Rally party, may have gained access to senior French civil servants through Le Pen’s partner and party official Louis Aliot. The TV report and the lawmakers’ request for a probe two weeks before European Parliament elections.