Jan. 6 panel and subpoenas: Committee targets witnesses linked to day of attack

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The House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol meets to hold Steve Bannon, one of former President Donald Trump’s allies, in contempt on Capitol Hill on Oct. 19.





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The panel has delayed most of its scheduled depositions for witnesses engaged in talks with the committee. In addition, some named and unnamed witnesses have already turned over records and taken part in interviews or depositions, but the committee is declining to publicly name those cooperating for now.

«We’re seeing robust cooperation from a lot of witnesses, most people are really participating and understand the legal and civic duty, nature, of the discussion, so that’s good,» Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and a member of the committee, told NPR said in late October. «There have been dozens of interviews, as well as depositions.»

The committee has also issued orders to 35 tech companies to preserve records, plus document requests to eight federal agencies and 15 social media companies.

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