Over 30 Trump Associates Subpoenaed By Grand Jury Over Alleged Efforts To Influence 2020 Election Results

By Arden Farhi, Fin Gómez, Andres Triay, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

September 13, 2022

More than 30 people associated with former President Donald Trump and alleged efforts to influence the 2020 election results have received federal grand jury subpoenas, four sources told CBS News.

The subpoenas, some of which were issued last week, mark a significant escalation in the Justice Department's investigation into origins of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot and other alleged attempts to stop the transfer of power to then-President-elect Joe Biden. One source familiar with the case characterized the investigation as huge.

The Justice Department is examining how money was raised and spent on alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election; efforts to submit fake "alternate" electors to Congress from states lost by Trump; and the "Stop The Steal" rally held at the Ellipse, on White House grounds, on Jan. 6, just before the Capitol riot.

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