January 6 committee subpoenas Trump-backed House candidate involved in planning ellipse rally
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN
The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol issued six additional subpoenas Friday, including one to former aide to former President Donald Trump and current Ohio congressional candidate Max Miller.
The targets in this subpoena group were involved in the planning of the rallies on January 5 and 6 leading up to the violent attack, and the group includes individuals who coordinated the rally planning directly with Trump.
Robert “Bobby” Peede Jr. and Miller met with Trump in his private dining room off of the Oval Office on January 4 to discuss the January 6 rally on the Ellipse and who would be speaking, according to documents and information provided to the committee.
Brian Jack, director of political affairs for Trump, reached out to several members of Congress on behalf of Trump to ask them to speak at that rally on January 6.
Bryan Lewis had a permit for a rally outside the US Capitol on January 6 that was meant to urge Congress to invalidate electoral votes.
Ed Martin, an organizer with the “Stop the Steal” movement, was involved in the financing of the January 6 rally on the Ellipse that occurred directly before the attack on the Capitol.
Kimberly Fletcher is tied to an organization entitled “Moms for America” and helped organize the January 5 rally at Freedom Plaza and the January 6 rally at the Ellipse.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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