Washington (CNN) The Justice Department confirmed Sunday that Donald Trump Jr. and former White House counsel Don McGahn did not testify to a federal grand jury during the Mueller probe. In the case, the House is seeking secret grand jury information and FBI memos of witness interviews from the Mueller probe as part of its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. "Don McGahn did not testify before the grand jury," a Justice Department attorney wrote in an affidavit filed in court. And later: "Donald Trump Jr. also did not testify before the grand jury." McGahn and Trump Jr. were never widely believed to have testified to the grand jury, and Chief Judge Beryl Howell ruled recently that the Justice Department stating as much in court wouldn't violate the grand jury's secrecy, which is extensively protected by law.

Source: CNN October 20, 2019 21:00 UTC