Exclusive: Trump adviser Kash Patel has appeared before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago document probe

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CNN — Kash Patel, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been deeply involved in disputes over classified records Trump kept from his presidency, appeared recently before the federal grand jury looking into the handling of documents at Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
He is one of a handful of advisers around Donald Trump after his presidency who could have legal risk related to the Mar-a-Lago situation, according to court records and the sources, though it’s unclear if he is a target of the Justice Department probe.
Patel served as a national security and defense official during the administration, and this summer became one of Trump’s designees to interact with the National Archives and the Justice Department as both agencies have tried to repossess classified records Trump kept from his presidency.
Prosecutors have previously used a federal grand jury as a tool to subpoena documents being kept by Trump at Mar-a-Lago and to collect surveillance tapes of the property as part of the probe, and the existence of the grand jury is acknowledged in court filings from DOJ seeking to protect the investigation’s secrecy and the identity of witnesses.