Patrick Philbin was subpoenaed for testimony and documents, according to one of the sources. Philbin worked in the White House counsel’s office under Pat Cipollone, who was also subpoenaed for documents and testimony, sources said.
Philbin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Executive privilege will play a role in the deliberations of Philbin’s grand jury testimony, as it did with the recent testimony of jurors Cipollone and vice-chair counsels Marc Short and Greg Jacob.
Philbin and Cipollone were both key witnesses to Trump’s actions in the final days of his presidency. Cipollone has repeatedly pushed back against efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and according to a Senate Judiciary Committee report, he and Philbin opposed a proposal to replace the attorney general with someone willing to look into false allegations of voter fraud.
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