The Jan. 6 committee probing the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, attorneys Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, and former campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn. The three lawyers and Epshteyn have been ordered to hand over documents by Feb. 1, and sit for depositions on Feb. 8. It’s unclear at this stage whether they will comply with the House committee’s subpoenas.
“The four individuals advanced unsupported theories about election fraud, pushed efforts to overturn election results, or were in direct contact with the former President,” the House of Representatives panel wrote on Twitter late Tuesday. “We expect these individuals to join the nearly 400 witnesses who have spoken with the Select Committee as the committee works to get answers for the American people about the violent attack on our democracy,” Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, Democratic chairman of the panel, …
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