Six people suspected of being privy to or involved in plans to send “false electors” to the Electoral College to certify former President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Chairman Bennie Thompson announced Tuesday that the investigation would seek testimony and records from the individuals, who range from organizers of Trump’s Election Day operation to state party officials.
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“The Select Committee is seeking information about efforts to send false slates of electors to Washington and change the outcome of the 2020 election,” Thompson said in a statement. “We’re seeking records and testimony from former campaign officials and other individuals in various states who we believe have relevant information about the planning and implementation of those plans.”
The latest bevy of subpoenas includes those sent to Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano and Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, two Trump allies who the committee says boosted efforts to send alternate electors who would vote for Trump. Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward “reportedly spoke to the former President and members of his staff about election certification issues in Arizona and acted to transmit documents claiming to be an ‘alternate’ Electoral College elector from Arizona,” the panel said.
Michigan GOP Chairwoman Laura Cox, another subpoena target, “reportedly witnessed Rudy Giuliani pressure state lawmakers to disregard election results in Michigan and say that certifying the election results would be a ‘criminal act,’” the committee said.
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Also subpoenaed were Trump’s Election Day director, Michael Roman, and deputy director, Gary Michael Brown, who, according to the Select Committee, made “efforts to promote allegations of fraud in the November 2020 election and encourage state legislators to appoint false ‘alternate’ slates of electors.”
The group must present the documents requested by March 1 and appear for depositions in early March, the panel said. The committee has interviewed more than 550 witnesses, according to Thompson, and subpoenaed or requested the voluntary cooperation of nearly 100 people.
