As multiple probes into Jan. 6 continue to unfold, investigators are eager to hear from members of Donald Trump’s inner circle, who have unique insights into the former president’s efforts. Stephen Miller, not surprisingly, is near the top of the list.
In April, the far-right former White House adviser sat down with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack for more than eight hours, testifying, among other things, about Trump’s pre-riot speech at the Ellipse.
This week, according to a new CNN report, Miller testified again — this time to a federal grand jury.
Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller testified on Tuesday to a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, as part of the January 6, 2021, investigation, CNN has learned, making him the first known witness to testify since the Justice Department appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations around the former president.
According to the CNN account, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, Miller was at the federal courthouse “for several hours.”
We don’t yet know what was asked or said as part of the confidential, closed-door process, but it’s worth noting for context the far-right adviser likely has unique information about Trump’s eagerness to deploy his radicalized followers to the Capitol, as well as the Republican operation’s legally dubious fake electors scheme. Both controversies have been of interest to criminal investigators. What’s more, these reported developments come against a backdrop of a flurry of related testimony: Time will tell who, if anyone, is next, but let’s also not forget that the Justice Department would like to hear from former Vice President Mike Pence — and he hasn’t yet said no.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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