Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone enters US District Courthouse

Former Trump White Home counsel Pat Cipollone was seen getting into the grand jury space on the US District Courthouse in Washington Friday morning, indicating the Justice Division has compelled him to reply extra questions within the January 6 prison investigation regardless of challenges from Donald Trump’s authorized crew.

He was seen along with his lawyer, Michael Purpura. Purpura has not responded to requests for remark.

Thomas Windom and Mary Dohrmann, prosecutors within the January 6 investigation who at the moment are to be led by particular counsel Jack Smith, had been additionally seen strolling in with Cipollone. The investigators are taking a look at efforts to impede the switch of energy on the finish of Trump’s presidency, and have obtained testimony from a number of of the closest administration advisers across the former president after the election and because the Capitol was attacked by his supporters.

CNN beforehand reported that Chief Decide Beryl Howell of the DC District Court docket, who oversees the federal grand juries in Washington, ordered Cipollone and his deputy to supply further grand jury testimony this month, following up on their testimony within the fall. The choose has repeatedly rejected Trump’s privilege claims within the Justice Division’s prison investigation of efforts to overturn the 2020 election, in response to folks briefed on the matter.