Various former advisers to the former US president donald trump (2017-2021) will have to testify before the grand jury investigating the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, after the judge who was supervising the case until last week decided so, several media outlets announced this Friday USA.
according to the chain CNNthe judge rejected the thesis that the ex-advisers, among whom is the one who was one of the former president’s chiefs of staff, Mark MeadowsThey are not required to testify as they are protected by executive privilege, a legal doctrine that allows the president to maintain confidential communications.
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The decision also implies that some former officials who have already testified before the jury but refused to answer some questions about their conversations with Trump they will probably have to testify again, the outlet explained.
Among the former advisers who will have to testify due to the judge’s decision, which she took last week before leaving her post, are also the communications officer dan scavino and the National Security Robert O’Brienpick up the middle The Hill.
The same judge also ordered the appearance of former Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran, who today testified before another federal grand jury, the one investigating the case of the classified documents found in the former president’s Florida mansion.
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In USAthe figure of the grand jury is used for especially controversial issues and its mission is to determine if there is sufficient evidence to investigate a possible crime.
Parallel to the legal proceedings in Washingtonanother grand jury in Manhattan is debating whether to file charges against Trump for allegedly paying the porn actress stormy daniels to keep quiet about a sexual encounter they allegedly had in 2006.
Trump, who aspires to win the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential elections, assured this Friday that the country will face a situation “catastrophic” if he is charged
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Source: Elcomercio
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