Two top Trump White House lawyers testified Friday before a federal grand jury investigating the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy Pat Philbin were spotted at D.C. District Court on Friday.
Their appearances come as a result of a secret court battle between former President Trump and the Department of Justice, sources said. Trump's lawyers had argued that testimony by his former top White House aides was protected by privilege but the judge ruled against Trump's team and ordered the two men to appear.
Both Cipollone and Philbin appeared before the grand jury in September but declined to answer some questions until the privilege matter was resolved, sources told ABC News at the time.