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The Washington Post reports: Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy Pat Philbin appeared before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Friday — spending about four hours behind closed doors with jurors and prosecutors. Cipollone became the highest-ranking White House aide known to appear before the grand jury in …

ABC News reports: A federal grand jury has subpoenaed former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone in its investigation into the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told ABC News. The sources told ABC News that attorneys for Cipollone — like they did with the …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump should have conceded the 2020 election, former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol. Cipollone, who served as Trump’s White House counsel in the last years of his administration, gave testimony to the committee on Friday. The footage was shown during Tuesday’s committee …

ABC News reports: Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a member of the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot, said Sunday that Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone didn’t contradict previous testimony by other witnesses and will be featured in the investigation’s final report after he sat for a transcribed, videotaped interview with the panel last week. “You’ll see over the …

NBC News reports: The House Jan. 6 committee Saturday issued a statement describing the input of an ex-White House lawyer as “reinforcing” alleged misconduct by former President Donald Trump. “In our interview with Mr. Cipollone, the Committee received critical testimony on nearly every major topic in its investigation, reinforcing key points regarding Donald Trump’s misconduct and providing highly relevant new …

CNN reports: The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection has concluded its closed-door interview Friday with Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone during which it had been expected to ask about what he witnessed in the waning days of Donald Trump’s administration. Cipollone met with the committee for nearly eight hours on Friday. He did not answer …

The Associated Press reports: Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone arrived Friday on Capitol Hill for a private interview with the Jan. 6 committee about his role trying to prevent then-President Donald Trump from challenging the 2020 presidential election and joining the violent mob that laid siege to the Capitol. Cipollone had been a sought-after witness after bombshell testimony revealed …

Axios reports: Former President Trump’s White House counsel Pat Cipollone will testify Friday in a closed-door, videotaped interview with the Jan. 6 committee, a source familiar with his plans told Axios. Cipollone — a crucial witness to what unfolded inside the West Wing on Jan. 6 — was subpoenaed by the committee following former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, faces a Wednesday deadline to give sworn testimony before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The committee issued a subpoena to Mr. Cipollone late last month, setting July 6 as the date for him to appear for a deposition. …

The Associated Press reports: Pat Cipollone doesn’t seem like Donald Trump’s kind of fixer. His manner is unassuming. He hasn’t spent much time playing a lawyer in court or on TV. But the president has turned to Cipollone, his White House counsel, when it matters most — to lead his defense in his impeachment trial. Cipollone, 53, spent most of …

NBC News reports: White House counsel Pat Cipollone is expected to argue on behalf of President Donald Trump during the Senate impeachment trial, a senior administration official told NBC News on Friday. It wasn’t immediately clear whether any additional counsel would either represent or advise the White House in the impeachment trial. As Trump’s lawyer in the Senate, Cipollone — …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump is expected to name conservative Catholic activist and longtime Washington commercial lawyer Pat Cipollone as his next White House Counsel to replace Donald McGahn, according to a person directly involved in the decision. Cipollone, who practices commercial litigation at Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner, is a well liked and respected among Trump’s personal …