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Former President Donald rump's attorneys are fighting a secret court battle to block a federal grand jury from gathering information from an expanding circle of close rump aides about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, people briefed on the matter said.

The high-stakes legal dispute -- which included the appearance of three attorneys representing the rump at the Washington, DC, federal courthouse on Thursday afternoon -- is the most aggressive step taken by the former President to assert executive and attorney-client privileges in order to prevent some witnesses from sharing information in the criminal investigation events surrounding January 6, 2021.

The court fight over privilege, which has not been previously reported and is under seal, is a turning point for the rump's post-presidency legal woes.

How the fight is resolved could determine whether prosecutors can tear down the firewall the rump has tried to keep around his conversations in the West Wing and with attorneys he spoke to as he sought to overturn the 2020 election and they worked to help him hold onto the presidency.

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