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EXCLUSIVE: The prosecutor’s office is preparing for court battle to force former White House officials to testify about Trump talks Jan. 6

AT issue claims of executive privilege, which prosecutors expect former president do in order shield a little information from the federal grand jury as criminal the study moves deeper into the ranks of White House officials who directly interacted with Trump.

preventive move clearest sign yet that federal investigators are returning in on Trump’s behavior when he tried to prevent the transfer of power to Joe Biden.

Executive privileged court fight would immediately put the Justice Department investigation into more aggressive stance than even the Mueller investigation, a longstanding criminal investigation into Trump when he was president. Ultimately, he was not charged.

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Privilege Confrontation issue reflects care with which the Department of Justice accepts as it faces an unusual situation of investigation of a former the president for actions taken during in office. And this could lead to one of in first major litigation over separation of strength in January 6 criminal the study.

Former Pence aides testify

Trump’s attempt at secrecy has come up Most recently in federal grand jury testimony of Mark Short and Greg Jacob, close associates former Vice President Mike Pence.

Until their recent grand jury testimony, prosecutors together with lawyers for Short and Jacob identified several questions they avoid in order to govern clear of potential privilege issues, with the expectation that they will be able to return to these issues later, people instructed on said the thing.

Merrick Garland is not rule out blaming Trump and others in Probe January 6Merrick Garland is not rule out blaming Trump and others in Probe January 6

None of them answered questions about their direct interaction. with Trump when they testified in in criminal the study in recent weeks, according to two people habitual with cause.

Short, Pence former main of staff, and Jacob, his former chief counsel both were present in meeting in the oval office on January 4, 2021 when Trump forced Pence to agree. with plan presented by attorney John Eastman to block certification of elections results.

Despite problems with privileges, the witnesses held hours answering questions for grand jury on pressure campaign on Pence, of which Trump was a part, while avoiding direct questions about former president, according to people instructed on cause.

Questions prosecutors asked indicated that the investigators are resetting in on in role of Trump and others such as Eastman, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others. in broader certification blocking scheme of elections results and organize set of fake voters who keep trump in office despite the fact that he lost the election, according to people informed.

Jacob and Short’s approach with Ministry of Justice still in line with what did they do with Committee for the selection of the House of Representatives, according to one source, avoiding answering some questions about what Trump said around Jan. 6.
On January 6, the committee expands interest in possible use of    25th amendment against Trump with Mnuchin and other cabinet interviewsOn January 6, the committee expands interest in possible use of    25th amendment against Trump with Mnuchin and other cabinet interviews

Degree of a former executive privilege of the president shield testimony in a criminal the study remains unsettled law, and Justice Department officials believe Trump is likely to try to defend his claims as he in House committee investigation of January 6.

Also clear given obstacles on privilege and connection with other witnesses is that prosecutors still in early stages of studying any direct trump role. Prosecutors seem to have gone much further in their investigation of Trump’s allies who arranged a scheme to keep him in office, people informed said.

Short is represented by Emmett Flood, a prominent Washington lawyer. who known as a staunch defender of presidential privilege.

Flood and Jacob’s lawyer declined to comment for this is story. Privacy Attorney for Trump did not respond to CNN inquiries on Thursday.

Previously, courts have ruled against Trump’s Efforts to Protect His White House Papers from Sharing over to the selection committee of the House of Representatives.

The Biden administration has largely chosen not to claim privileges around Jan. 6, making Trump’s allegations former the president is weaker than if he were still in office.

If another court fight materializes in connection with January 6 grand jury trial investigating Trump, officials overseeing investigation believe DOJ has strong likelihood of win such fight,

As a rule, the courts have considered claims for executive privileges as more easy to clean in criminal investigations versus congressional investigations.

Past attempts to infiltrate executive privilege

In 1974, the Supreme Court ordered the release of the Watergate records, despite the president’s claim of executive privilege, during an investigation. of then President Richard Nixon, a landmark decision that hastened the end of Nixon’s presidency.

And under the Clinton administration, the federal court of appeals in DC rules against administrator privilege requires several times And he did it relatively quickly. The Supreme Court failed in in way of criminal then investigators.

“I think it would be easy for department of Fairness for trial and win it’s “if issue ariseswith Trump trying to block a Justice Department investigation. former White House counsel Neil Eggleston said this week. Eggleston argued that privilege issues in court on on behalf of of White House in 1990s.

“It happens in days. It won’t take long.” – Eggleston added.

Eggleston described balancing test judges should use after Nixon’s decision, where need for presidential secrecy is often not enough to overcome the needs of federal grand jury investigation.

Clinton investigation, run then-special counsel Kenneth Starr, received final resolution in favor of the Department of Justicein up to five months of following what the Clinton administration believed should to be secret from his White House counseling office. And separate criminal investigation into a member of the Clinton cabinet, during which investigators searched for documents took about two years to reach final resolution.

In the Trump National Archives case against House of Investigators in recent months, the Supreme Court has resolved the dispute in three months.

This story was updated with additional details.

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