Cipollone Privilege Bid Would ‘Run Out’ Clock on Jan. 6 Panel

A move by former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to assert privilege would slow the Jan. 6 committee’s push for revelations from the Donald Trump ally who was at the center of events tied to the US Capitol riot.

Attorney-client or executive privilege claims would likely fail to pass muster, though that wouldn’t stop Cipollone from using the tactic in response to the US House committee’s June 29 subpoena, said Stephen Gillers, a New York University law professor.

“He could show up and assert attorney-client privilege or executive privilege and there’s nothing the committee can do,” Gillers said, beyond asking ...