Trump special counsel subpoenas officials in three states for communications

The Justice Department has issued a series of subpoenas to officials in three states, nodding to an expansion of its inquiry into the false elector scheme pursued by the 2020 Trump campaign. A trio of subpoenas, first reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday, were sent in late November to county officials in Michigan, Arizona, and Wisconsin. The subpoenas were among the first signed by newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith and a signal the Justice Department is pushing