I'm Laura Codes and this is CNN Tonight.

So for everyone out there wondering which came first, the chicken or the egg, or maybe

the committee or the DOJ investigation, the answer might soon become increasingly clear.

The committee may be flexing its legislative and oversight power to illuminate what led

up to and what really happened on January 6th.

But the DOJ isn't waiting for the torch to be passed.

It appears to be investigating the actions of Donald Trump himself, according to the

Washington Post tonight.

CNN can confirm that key aides to Mike Pence, his former chief of staff Mark Short, and

his lead counsel Greg Jacob both have already testified before a federal grand jury.

Pretty high up.

The Post says that prosecutors asked hours and hours of detailed questions about meetings

that Trump himself led.

Meetings like the one Jacob described the January 6th committee.

Remember this?

Mr. Eastman came in.

He said, I'm here to request that you reject the elector.

I said, John, if the vice president did what you were asking him to do, we would lose

nine to nothing in the Supreme Court, wouldn't we?

And he initially started it, well, I think maybe you would lose only seven to two.

And after some further discussion acknowledged, well, yeah, you're right.

We would lose nine nothing.

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