WASHINGTON — Six people accused of promoting false claims the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and taking part in efforts to delay or overturn results were subpoenaed Tuesday by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
“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,” the committee’s chairman, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, said in a statement.
The six who are being ordered to turn over documents and testify include Cleta Mitchell, a conservative activist who the committee said participated in a telephone call in which former President Donald Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to “find” enough votes to reverse his loss there.
