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Trump's allies were assured of editorial opinion before the filmmaker was summoned.

(CNN)Some of Donald Trump's closest allies, after convinced that there was an editorial opinion, a British film I attended an interview with the producer for the last few weeks. According to two people who are familiar with the situation, it is beyond the final product.

Several people have been told that it focuses on Trump's heritage and will be a compliment.

But 17 months later, the filmmakerAlex Holderwas summoned by the House Select Commission to investigate the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. ,is his video. It strained some of the former president's orbit, they told CNN, mainly because some do not remember the full range of their comments.

A holder's "unprecedented" three-part documentary on the 2020 elections will be released later this summer on Discovery Plus, owned by CNN's parent company. The documentary contains unprecedented footage of the Trump family and their reaction to the outcome of the election.

Several interviews, including Ivanka Trump, were conducted after Trump lost the election, but because he was still fighting for it. Most of Ivanka Trump's interviews focused on his relationship with his father, in addition to public comments on ongoing legal objections over the election. Others, including Jared Kushner and then Vice President Mike Pence, also responded to the interview. Donald Trump Jr. sat with the holder for an hour about three weeks before the election, according to another source. They tried to interview Donald Trump Jr. again, but never in the end.

A lawyer representing the owner of the filmmaker denies that Trump has been given editorial control over the final product.

"Trump did not require or be granted editorial control of the series. On the contrary, Alex Holder first stated that he would have full editorial control. Trump also said. I didn't request it. There's nothing because I have contractual control, or even a review, "Russell Smith said in a statement provided to CNN.

Given that hours of footage have been flipped over, there are some concerns among certain people about what was said on the camera. One former aide downplayed the possibility that something related to the Commission was said.

A person familiar with the matter said the interview was coordinated by Jason Greenblatt, Trump's Middle East peace envoy, who left the administration in 2019 but was in close contact with senior officials. rice field. Greenblatt is not responding to CNN's request for comment.

Holder sat in a closed room Thursday morning to take testimony with the Commission.