Justice Dept investigation into Jan. 6 now encompasses communications of allies of Trump

The Justice Department's criminal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting at the U.S. Capitol, now includes questions for witnesses about the communications of people close to then-President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign, CBS News has confirmed. 

That news, first reported by The Washington Post, was confirmed to CBS News by a U.S. government official familiar with the investigation and a source with knowledge of what's been presented by the Justice Department to a grand jury. 

It is not evident that Trump himself is a target of the investigation, only that that prosecutors are asking questions related to him and his aides