Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell subpoenaed by House committee on January 6

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol issued subpoenas on Tuesday to Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis and Boris Epshteyn, all of whom have publicly defended the statements Claims of voter fraud by former President Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election.

In the weeks leading up to President Biden’s inauguration, Trump’s lawyers have falsely accused widespread voter fraud, filing lawsuits in states where Trump lost in an attempt to overturn the results. vote; all their claims are rejected by the courts.

In a statement, the Jan. 6 committee chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), said “the four individuals we have subpoenaed today have advanced unsupported theories. assist in election fraud, promote efforts to overturn the election results, or communicate directly with former presidents about efforts to prevent electoral college counting.”

The committee is asking Giuliani to provide testimony and turn over records regarding his alleged efforts to get state lawmakers to overturn the election results and his promotion of the claims. Trump’s election fraud, Related press report.

Giuliani, Powell and Ellis regularly hold press conferences where they repeat false claims about election fraud, and the panel said it also wanted to speak to Ellis about a memo she had preparation and distribution related to the constitutional authority of then Vice President Mike Pence. had to refuse electoral votes from states that had submitted alternative sets of electors.

Epshteyn served as one of Trump’s campaign strategy advisers, and is said to have been at meetings held at the Willard Hotel before the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The panel also found Epshteyn spoke with Trump on January 6 to discuss how to delay the certification of election results, if Pence did not delay the process.