The Jan. 6 select committee issued subpoenas on Wednesday to nearly a dozen Trump supporters who helped organize rallies that preceded the violent attack on the Capitol, including longtime Trump ally Katrina Pierson…

Committee investigators are looking into connections between the rally organizers and Trump, who helped drive attendance by billing Jan. 6 as a “wild” protest against the results of the 2020 election. Many of the extremists who participated in the rally, and subsequent Capitol breach, cited Trump’s language as justification for their actions.

“I don’t think it’s any secret that we’ve been very focused on the lead up to January 6 and planning for the events on the 5th and 6th,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), one of the nine members of the committee. “So that’s … one of the lanes that we’re gonna focus on early.”