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Trump allies, election officials subpoenaed in special counsel's probe into 2020 election

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The special counsel probing efforts to overturn the 2020 election has issued subpoenas to several Trump allies and attorneys plus election officials from multiple states.

The special counsel investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election has issued subpoenas to several Trump allies and attorneys, as well as officials from multiple states that were targeted by former President Donald Trump in his failed attempt to reverse his loss to Joe Biden.

According to a copy of a subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith, obtained by ABC News, the Justice Department is seeking any and all records related to communications with Trump or his advisers and allies between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 20, 2021.

The subpoenas were issued to officials in states including Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin, and to notable Trump-backed attorneys including John Eastman, Sidney Powell and Cleta Mitchell.

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In addition to Eastman, Mitchell and Powell, the 19 Trump advisers and allies named in the subpoena include Kenneth Chesebro, Justin Clark, Joe DiGenova, Jenna Ellis, Boris Epshteyn, Bernard Kerik, Bruce Marks, Matthew Morgan, Kurt Olsen, William Olsen, Stefan Passantino, Bill Stepien, Victoria Toensing, James Troupis and Lin Wood.

The subpoena, dated Nov. 22, asks the recipient to provide the records to a grand jury seated in Washington, D.C., by Dec. 9, 2022. News of the subpoenas was first reported by The Washington Post.

In Wisconsin, Dane County clerk Scott McDonell, who received the subpoena sent to his office, told ABC News that he will be providing records regarding his communication with former Trump attorney Jim Troupis. McDonell said the records are "mostly transcripts of the 2020 recount."

The Michigan secretary of state's office confirmed to ABC News that Wayne County received a subpoena, but said the office is not aware of other counties receiving subpoenas.

PHOTO: In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.
In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.
Matt York/AP, FILE

In Arizona, Maricopa County spokesperson Fields Moseley told ABC News that the county has received a subpoena, and "will comply."

Smith is also overseeing the criminal probe of Trump's possible mishandling of classified documents at his Florida home.

The special counsel's office declined to comment when contacted by ABC News.

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