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Federal agents issued a fresh batch of subpoenas Wednesday against political activists who supported former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn election results in at least two states, according to a new report.
Agents “conducted court authorized law enforcement” at the home of Brad Carver, a Georgia lawyer, and Thomas Lane, who helped the Trump campaign, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing FBI officials. This indicates the inquiry is examining the use of alternative electors during the aftermath of the election, according to the outlet.
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ACCUSE JAN. 6 COMMITTEE OF HINDERING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Carver allegedly put his signature on a document falsely purporting to be an elector for Trump, and Lane worked on behalf of Trump campaign efforts to overturn election results in Arizona and New Mexico, according to the report. A number of political activists and local officials produced documents falsely claiming to be electors in the event that legal challenges deemed Trump the elector winner. The exact reason for the subpoenas of Carver and Lane was not immediately clear.
During its fourth summer public hearing Tuesday, the House Jan. 6 select committee focused on efforts by Trump and his allies to pressure officials in Arizona and Georgia to tip the election in his favor by decertifying the results. At the time, key Trump allies such as lawyer John Eastman advocated an alternative slate of electors that could be called upon in the event of decertification.
Prior reporting indicated the Justice Department was interested in the alternative elector scheme. The department previously issued subpoenas and interview requests to at least 15 individuals who were positioning themselves as alternative electors for Trump, according to the Washington Post. Those subpoenas demanded documents from October 2020 about the electors and exchanges with key Trump allies such as Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, and John Eastman.
Prosecutors at the Justice Department have feuded with the Jan. 6 committee over witness transcript requests that DOJ claims are crucial to its criminal investigations surrounding the events of the Capitol riot. Members of the committee have slow-walked requests for those transcripts from the department.
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So far, the Justice Department has charged over 865 individuals for activity connected to the events of Jan. 6, Business Insider reported. To bolster its efforts, the department has worked to hire over 100 additional prosecutors.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
