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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Capitol attack investigators target Trump circle over fake elector ploy

The Capitol attack of January 6 last year.
The Capitol attack of January 6 last year. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack issued subpoenas on Tuesday to top Trump campaign and Republican officials involved in the scheme to send false electors for Donald Trump in states won by Joe Biden, as it examines the coordination behind the effort.

The panel sent subpoenas to six individuals who were involved in a brazen attempt to meet and submit fake electoral college certificates that formed the backbone of a Trump-connected scheme to have Congress return the former president to office.

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