Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump allies who helped with rally
By Rebecca Beitsch - 01/11/22 04:59 PM EST The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued three new subpoenas Tuesday targeting those who assisted in planning former President Trump’s rally ahead of the riot, including a White House official who helped draft his speech that day.
The committee issued a subpoena to Ross Worthington, a White House adviser and speechwriter, along with Andy Surabian and Arthur Schwartz, Republican strategists involved in rally planning.
The subpoenas say each of the men was in touch with a wide array of those in Trump’s orbit, including his son Donald Trump Jr., his girlfriend and White House adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle, rally organizer Caroline Wren, and others at the White House. Each was also said to have been in touch with Katrina Pierson, the Trump campaign spokeswoman, and Taylor Budowich, Trump’s spokesman.
“The Select Committee is seeking information from individuals who were involved with the rally at the Ellipse. Protests on that day escalated into an attack on our democracy. Protestors became rioters who carried out a violent attempt to derail the peaceful transfer of power. We have reason to believe the individuals we’ve subpoenaed today have relevant information,” Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a statement.
The committee has already subpoenaed Pierson, Budowich and Wren.
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