WASHINGTON – Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the Capitol attack and the campaign to overturn the 2020 election, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
The Justice Department’s action involving Cipollone comes after the former White House official testified last month before the House committee in its separate examination of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack.
Cipollone urged then-President Donald Trump to intervene as rioters stormed the Capitol and defended Justice Department officials in rejecting Trump’s demands to pursue false allegations of election fraud.
Cipollone did not immediately respond to inquiries.
The Justice Department declined comment.
The subpoena to Cipollone was first reported by ABC News.
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Cipollone would be the most senior known member of the Trump White House to be called before the grand jury, a significant step in the federal investigation.
Top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence, including chief of staff Marc Short, have already appeared before the grand jury.
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