The lawyers who were subpoenaed by the House panel were involved in the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn were subpoenaed by the committee.
The four lawyers were in contact with the former President about attempts to stop the counting of electoral votes, according to a statement from the chairman of the bipartisan panel.
The announcement of the subpoenas laid out why the lawmakers are interested in talking to the lawyers.
Giuliani promoted claims of election fraud on Trump's behalf and tried to convince state legislators to overturn the election results, the statement said. The former New York mayor was in contact with Trump and spoke to lawmakers about strategies to delay or overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Ellis wrote two memos about how Vice President Mike Pence could reject certain Electoral College votes and throw the election to Trump.
Powell spearheaded a number of failed lawsuits that sought to overturn the election results in states that Joe Biden won. The select committee said that she promoted claims of election fraud on behalf of the former president in both the lawsuits she filed and in her media appearances.
The meetings at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, were led by Giuliani and focused on installing Trump in the White House for a second term despite the fact that he lost the election to Biden.
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