Jan. 6 committee issues 6 subpoenas to individuals promoting false election claims
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol subpoenaed six more individuals Tuesday, bringing the total number of those subpoenaed to 92.
The latest subpoenas were sent to individuals who promoted false claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and participated in various actions based on those claims, including attempts to delay the certification of electoral votes on the day of the attack.
Committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said in a statement that Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesebro, Christina Bobb, Katherine Friess, Kurt Olsen and Phillip Kline reportedly attempted to "disrupt or delay the certification of electoral votes and any efforts to corruptly change the outcome of the 2020 election."
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"The six individuals we've subpoenaed today all have knowledge related to those matters and will help the Select Committee better understand all the various strategies employed to potentially affect the outcome of the election."
According to the committee, the six are:
Conservative activist and former Oklahoma state representative Cleta Mitchell reportedly participated in a call in which former President Donald Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" enough votes to reverse his election loss in the state.
Attorney Kenneth Chesebro is said to have actively promoted legal theories within the Trump campaign about the use of an alternate slate of electors in states Trump lost in 2020.
Attorney Kurt Olsen reportedly prepared a draft executive order for Trump that would have directed the Department of Justice to “take voter action.” Christina Bobb, host of One America News Network's "Weekly Briefing," and attorney Katherine Friess were also allegedly involved in efforts to draft an executive order that would have directed federal agencies to seize voting machines in numerous states.
Former Kansas State legislator Phillip Kline allegedly convened a meeting between Trump and over 300 state legislators to spread purported evidence of election fraud and encourage legislators to sign a letter urging then-Vice President Mike Pence to delay the electoral certification.
The six individuals must produce documents for the Jan. 6 committee by March 15 and appear for a deposition between March 22-29, according to the subpoenas.
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