The committee’s subpoenas to five House Republicans underscore the potential importance of their testimony to producing a full account of the effort to overturn the 2020 election.
The subpoenas for five G.O.P. members of Congress, including the House minority leader, sent a shock wave through a divided Capitol and left lawmakers wondering what’s next.
The leaders of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack said they were demanding documents and testimony from Kevin McCarthy of California and four of his colleagues.
The leaders of the House panel investigating the Capitol attack said they were demanding documents and testimony from Kevin McCarthy of California and four of his colleagues.
A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election.