The former White House chief of staff testifies before the grand jury

Trump and the tug of war in Florida and Washington D.C.: Special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of misuse of classified materials in the midterm elections revisited

“Today, I answered every question honestly and I fulfilled my legal obligation to testify in front a federal grand jury, which is only described as a fake and deeply troubling attempt to use the power of government to “get” Trump,” Budowich said.

As special counsel, Smith can bring this matter before any federal court. It is unclear why a grand jury has been convened in Florida instead of Washington D.C. where the bulk of efforts related to this matter has traditionally taken place.

FBI agents went to Mar-a-Lago in Florida while Trump was out of town, and there was a public dispute over records. The former president tweeted about the search, which set off a weeks-long legal tug of war in Florida and D.C.

Trump denied the allegations that he accessed the classified material. The special counsel hasn’t brought any charges yet.

Reports of high-profile witnesses testifying before grand juries in Florida and Washington D.C. over the past few weeks comes amid this latest turn.

His lawyer told NPR that no comments would be made on whether or not Mr.Meadows had testified before the grand jury or any other proceeding.

Though the substance and location of Meadows’ testimony were unclear on Wednesday, the apparent ramped up pacing of witness testimony could signal that the special counsel Jack Smith’s probe is nearing a conclusion.

His comments come amid media reports of a parade of high-profile witnesses testifying over the past few weeks before a grand jury in Florida. An attorney for Mark Meadows, Trump’s former White House chief of staff, declined late Tuesday to confirm whether he has been called to testify.

Taylor Budowich, a former aide to former President Donald Trump who now leads the Super PAC, MAGA Inc., testified before a grand jury in Miami on Wednesday as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s ongoing probe into the handling of classified documents once Trump left office.