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Special Counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Arizona seeking their communications with former President Donald Trump and his team about his efforts to overturn the election results in those states.
The subpoenas are the first issued by Mr. Smith since Attorney General Merrick Garland named him special counsel overseeing the Justice Department’s investigations into Mr. Trump. The move is a sign that Mr. Smith’s work is heating up.
The subpoenas also signal that Mr. Smith is looking into a scheme involving fake electors who signed documents asserting they were their states’ rightful electors and that Mr. Trump won their states, even though President Biden won the states.
Subpoenas were issued to top election officials in Wayne County, Michigan, Milwaukee and Dane counties in Wisconsin, Maricopa County, Arizona, and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
