Cipollone was first seen entering the grand jury area with his attorney, Michael Purpura, before 9 a.m., and he was there for more than five hours. The grand jury proceedings themselves are confidential. Previously, the Justice Department compelled top advisers from Vice President Mike Pence’s office to testify to the grand jury. Earlier this week, Trump White House official Stephen Miller, who worked with Trump on his speech at the Ellipse, had his own day before the grand jury. On Thursday, another leg of Smith’s special counsel investigation – into the handling of documents at Mar-a-Lago after the presidency – was active in the courthouse.

Source: CNN December 03, 2022 18:01 UTC