Subpoenas of Trump allies by January 6 panel set up high-stakes showdown

Before taking its decision, the select committee gamed out scenarios: what happens if Republicans defy the subpoenas?

The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack made a political and legal gambit when it issued unprecedented subpoenas that compelled five Republican members of Congress to reveal inside information about Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election.

The move sets into motion an extraordinary high-stakes showdown of response and counter-response for both the subpoenaed House Republicans - the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan, Scott Perry, Andy Biggs and Mo Brooks - and the panel itself.