Cipollone’s Grand Jury Testimony Seen as Key to DOJ Jan. 6 Probe

Federal prosecutors investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his inner circle to overturn the 2020 election results have turned to the former president’s top White House attorney for what could be crucial inside-the-room testimony.

Pat Cipollone has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury according to a person familiar with the summons who asked not to be identified. He is one of the highest-ranking Trump administration officials known to have been called before one of at least two grand juries in Washington scrutinizing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Previously, Cipollone was a key ...