Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Top Trump White House Officials

Politics|The Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed apical Trump White House officials, ramping up its investigation.

• Sept. 23, 2021, 7:40 p.m. ET

The prime committee investigating the Jan. 6 onslaught connected the Capitol connected Thursday subpoenaed 4 of President Donald J. Trump’s closest allies, ramping up its scrutiny of what the erstwhile president was doing during the deadly riot.

The committee issued subpoenas for accusation from Mark Meadows, a erstwhile White House main of staff; Daniel Scavino Jr., a erstwhile lawman main of staff; Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s erstwhile adviser; and Kash Patel, a erstwhile Pentagon main of staff.

The committee is demanding the 4 men crook implicit documents by Oct. 7 and taxable to depositions the pursuing week.

In letters transmitting the subpoenas, the committee said it was seeking accusation astir Mr. Trump’s actions successful the run-up to and during the riot.

Mr. Bannon was contiguous astatine a gathering astatine the Willard Hotel the time earlier the violence, erstwhile plans were discussed to effort to overturn the results of the predetermination the adjacent day, the committee stated. He was quoted arsenic saying, “All hellhole is going to interruption escaped tomorrow.”

Mr. Meadows was progressive successful the readying of efforts to subvert the results of the election, the committee asserted.

Mr. Scavino was successful interaction with Mr. Trump and others who planned the rallies that preceded the unit of Jan. 6, and Mr. Patel was reportedly successful changeless interaction with Mr. Meadows connected the time of the assault, the committee said.

The subpoenas travel arsenic the committee has demanded elaborate records astir Mr. Trump’s each question and gathering connected the time of the assault, successful a bid of requests to national agencies that suggested it was focusing connected immoderate engagement the erstwhile president whitethorn person had successful the attack’s readying oregon execution.