Long-anticipated subpoenas for senior officials to former President Donald Trump and members of his 2020 reelection campaign were issued by investigators on the Jan. 6 Committee on Monday. The subpoenas come at the same time obstruction to congressional oversight wafts in the Washington, D.C., air with former White House adviser Steve Bannon being held in contempt of Congress two weeks ago, after flatly refusing to cooperate with the probe. Former acting attorney general for the Justice Department’s civil division, Jeffrey Clark, has also refused to cooperate citing claims of executive privilege. A total of six new subpoenas were issued Monday. One went, as widely expected, to John Eastman, a senior fellow of the conservative think tank The Claremont Institute and former legal professor at Chapman University. Eastman authored a six-point memo instructing Vice President Mike Pence on how to deny Joe Biden’s rightful victory, but has since waffled publicly about the memo’s intent. But for lawmakers on the committee, Eastman’s actions, regardless, demand answers. Read more