Four former Trump administration officials have been hit with subpoenas by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the United States Capitol building.
The first four officials receiving subpoenas are former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former political strategist Steve Bannon, former social media director Dan Scavino, and former defense official Kash Patel.
The group as a whole has until Oct. 7 to respond to the subpoenas. Bannon and Patel are being ordered to appear before the committee on Oct. 14, with Meadows and Scavino slated to appear before the committee a day later.
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In its letter announcing the subpoenas, the committee singled out Scavino for using social media to heavily promote the Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" rally that preceded the riot. Patel, meanwhile, was cited for being "involved with discussions among senior Pentagon officials prior to and on January 6th."
Although the subpoenas have been issued, it's no guarantee they will show up when scheduled, as Trump officials were notorious for defying Democratic subpoenas after Democrats took back the House of Representatives in 2018.
The committee's work has taken on new urgency after reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa revealed that Trump attorney John Eastman drafted a six-point plan to have former Vice President Mike Pence refuse to certify the results of the 2020 election.
Read the full announcement below:
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