Federal investigators interviewed Trump's attorney Justin Clark

Federal investigators interviewed former President Trump’s attorney Justin Clark two weeks ago, say prosecutors

• Justin Clark was interviewed by DOJ prosecutors on June 29, it was revealed
• He said Trump never invoked executive privilege over Steve Bannon’s testimony
• Bannon has now agreed to appear before January 6 committee 

Donald Trump’s attorney Justin Clark was interviewed by federal investigators two weeks ago, the Justice Department has revealed.

The lawyer was probed by DOJ prosecutors on June 29, a court filing related to Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt case has revealed.

Bannon, a former White House strategist, is going on trial next Monday for defying a subpoena from the January 6 select committee.

The move to interview Clark could have wider repercussions for the multiple investigations facing Trump and his inner circle.

Donald Trump’s attorney Justin Clark (pictured) was interviewed by federal investigators two weeks ago, the Justice Department has revealed

Investigators believe Bannon and other Trump advisers could have information on links between the White House and the Capitol mob

Bannon was among dozens of people called to testify on last year’s assault on the Capitol aimed at shutting down Congress over former president Donald Trump’s baseless claims that Joe Biden won the 2020 election due to voter fraud.

Investigators believe Bannon and other Trump advisers could have information on links between the White House and the mob that invaded the Capitol on the day it was due to certify Biden as winner.

Although he was not a White House employee or official Trump aide, Bannon’s attorneys had previously claimed he was protected by presidential executive privilege and did not have to cooperate with the committee.

But now, the former chairman of Breitbart says he is prepared to testify at the hearings.  

Trump has now signed a letter supporting the decision and claimed to ‘waive’ the executive privilege over the testimony.  

But Assistant US Attorney Amanda Vaughn said Clark told the DOJ in June that Trump had never invoked executive privilege to stop Bannon.

Bannon, a former White House strategist, is going on trial next Monday for defying a subpoena from the January 6 select committee

She wrote, according to Politico: ‘The Defendant’s timing suggests that the only thing that has really changed since he refused to comply with the subpoena in October 2021 is that he is finally about to face the consequences of his decision to default.

‘All of the above-described circumstances suggest the Defendant’s sudden wish to testify is not a genuine effort to meet his obligations but a last-ditch attempt to avoid accountability.’

Vaughn said Clark contradicted many of claims by Bannon and his defense team who had said correspondence with Clark was the basis for their claims of executive privilege.

But Vaughn told the DOJ: ‘The former President never invoked executive privilege over any particular information or materials; that the former President’s counsel never asked or was asked to attend the Defendant’s deposition before the Select Committee; that the Defendant’s attorney misrepresented to the Committee what the former President’s counsel had told the Defendant’s attorney; and that the former President’s counsel made clear to the Defendant’s attorney that the letter provided no basis for total noncompliance.’

The day after his interview, the DOJ gave Bannon’s team a report of Clark’s statements.

It is not known if he was specifically interviewed about Bannon or other matters related to Trump. 

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