Trump adviser Kash Patel testified to grand jury investigating Mar-a-Lago documents - CNN

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Kash Patel, an advisor to Donald Trump, testified connected Thursday earlier a national expansive assemblage investigating the handling of records taken to the erstwhile president’s Mar-a-Lago location and resort, a root acquainted with the substance tells CNN.

A national justice had ordered Patel to attest earlier the expansive jury, granting him immunity from prosecution connected immoderate accusation helium provides to the investigation. The court’s determination is nether seal, and expansive assemblage proceedings are secret.

A Patel spokesperson said: “Mr. Patel categorically denies reaching immoderate immunity ‘deal’ with the government. Rather, his grounds was compelled implicit his objection done the lone ineligible means disposable to the authorities – a assistance of constricted immunity.”

Patel was subpoenaed to the concealed expansive assemblage past period but declined to reply questions by asserting his Fifth Amendment extortion from self-incrimination.

Patel is 1 of a fistful of advisers astir Trump aft his presidency who could person ineligible hazard related to the Mar-a-Lago situation. He served arsenic a nationalist information and defence authoritative during the Trump administration, and this summertime became 1 of Trump’s designees to interact with the National Archives and the Justice Department arsenic some agencies tried to repossess classified records Trump kept from his presidency.

The Washington Post first reported Patel’s appearance.

This communicative has been updated with further details.