The January 6 committee, for example, has filed hundreds of subpoenas for documents and testimony from former Trump officials and allies as it investigates the deadly attack.
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The January 6 committee, for example, has filed hundreds of subpoenas for documents and testimony from former Trump officials and allies as it investigates the deadly attack.
Mandatory Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

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Here's what a subpoena is -- and what happens if you ignore one

Subpoenas have been at the center of some of the highest profile inquiries in Washington and beyond -- including the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot and the New York attorney general's office's efforts to compel testimony from members of the Trump family.