Justice Dept subpoenas county election officials for Trump communications
CBSN
Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin for communications with former President Donald Trump, his campaign and several lawyers and allies associated with his 2020 presidential campaign.
The requests are dated Nov. 22, according to election officials in Maricopa, Dane and Milwaukee Counties, who confirmed the request for documents to CBS News. These subpoenas mark some of the first issued by Smith, who was appointed last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the investigation into events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and Mr. Trump's handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell, of Wisconsin, confirmed that he received a subpoena.
