"If you know where the safe is and you know the documents are in 10 boxes in the basement, you're pretty close to the president," said Mulvaney.

Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney surmised that a source "very close" to former President Donald Trump informed authorities where classified material was stashed in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Mulvaney, who resigned from the administration after the Capitol riot, met with the House panel for about 2½ hours Thursday.

Former Trump White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was interviewed by the select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was seen by reporters leaving his interview Thursday with the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021.

Mick Mulvaney, one of former President Trump’s closest aides, is the latest person to testify in the January 6th hearings. Meanwhile, Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now saying he is talking with the January 6th committee about possibly testifying.