A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Donald Trump adviser Cash Patel to testify before a grand jury investigating the handling of federal records at Mar-a-Lago, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell granted Patel immunity from prosecution for any information he provides in the investigation, the people said.
Patel’s grand jury appearance has not yet been scheduled.
The court’s decision is sealed, following a confidential process in which the Justice Department subpoenaed Patel to a grand jury in October. At the time, he declined to answer questions asserting his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.
An attorney for Patel did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. Patel has not been charged with any crime.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the development.
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