January 6 committee subpoenas former White House counsel Pat Cipollone

Donald Trump's former counsel was a key witness to some of the ex-president's most brazen schemes to overturn the 2020 election

The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack issued a subpoena on Wednesday to former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone, compelling him to testify about at least three parts of Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

The subpoena marked a dramatic escalation for the panel and showed its resolve in seeking to obtain inside information about how the former president sought to return himself to office from the unique perspective of the White House counsel's office.