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The House select committee probing the January 6 Capitol attack issued 10 new subpoenas on Tuesday that included former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller. 

'The Select Committee wants to learn every detail of what went on in the White House on January 6th and in the days beforehand. We need to know precisely what role the former President and his aides played in efforts to stop the counting of the electoral votes and if they were in touch with anyone outside the White House attempting to overturn the outcome of the election,' Chairman Bennie Thompson wrote announcing the fresh subpoenas. 

He said the 10 witnesses in the announcement had 'relevant information' to aid the Congressional investigation. 

McEnany is a person of interest because she pushed false election fraud claims from the White House podium and was with the former president for parts of January 6. 

The committee said it's interested in hearing from Miller because he 'by his own account participated in efforts to spread false information about alleged voter fraud in the November 2020 election.' 

Miller also encouraged Republican state legislators to alter their states' election results by appointing alternate slates of electors to the Electoral College.  

The January 6 House select committee issued 10 new subpoenas on Tuesday including for former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany (left) and former President Donald Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller (right) 

Beyond the household names of Miller and McEnany, the committee also wants to hear from Nicholas Luna, former President Donald Trump's personal assistant, Molly Michael, the Oval Office Operations Coordinator, as well as Ben Williamson, who worked under White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. 

The select committee said Williamson was reportedly contacted by a former White House official during the attack who urged him and Meadows to encourage Trump to issue a statement condemning the violence - which the president did not. 

The committee also subpoenaed Christopher Liddell, who reportedly tried to resign over January 6, but stayed on 'after a great deal of persuasion.'  

Personnel Director John McEntee's testimony is also wanted by the committee. 

Lawmakers believe McEntee was privy to an Oval Office meeting in which Rudy Giuliani suggested seizing Dominion voting machine in a move to prove there was election fraud. 

'McEntee was also reportedly involved in communications with officials in various federal agencies regarding loyalty to President Trump and specifically discouraged a number of individuals from seeking employment after the election as it would appear to be a concession of President Trump's defeat,' the release from the January 6 select committee said. 

Congressional investigators also had Keith Kellogg, who served as Vice President Pence's National Security Advisor, on their list. 

Kellogg was reportedly in a meeting where Trump pushed Pence not to certify the election on January 6.  

Other subpoenas went to Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, and Kenneth Klukowski, former Senior Counsel to Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark.     

Trump sent out a statement shortly after the subpoena announcement, grumbling about the committee. 

'The Unselect Committee of politically ambitious hacks continues to subpoena people wanting to know about those protesting, on January 6th, the insurrection which took place during the Presidential Election of November 3rd,' Trump said. 

He has been saying that the real 'insurrection' was the November 3 election, as he continues to peddle the so-called 'big lie.'  

'There is so much proof, but the Fake News Media refuses to print it or show it in any way, shape, or form,' Trump continued. 'Just read the findings of the Arizona report, or look at what’s happening in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and numerous other States.' 

'That’s right, the Committee is studying the PROTEST when it should be studying the Fraudulent Election that led to the protest,' the ex-president added. 'As the LameStream Media knows, the facts are there for all to see!' 

Late on Monday Trump suffered another legal setback in his effort to keep documents from the final weeks of his term away from the House committee investigating Jan. 6th.

Trump's legal team wanted federal district court judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, to issue a 'stay' of her decision on the matter – even though the judge has yet to rule.

Trump has sued the National Archives, and is asserting executive privilege in an effort to keep the government from handing over logs, documents, and other information that the House Select Committee on Jan. 6th is seeking.

The White House is not claiming such a privilege on behalf of President Joe Biden.

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are trying to keep the National Archives from handing over White House documents to a the House select committee on Jan. 6th

A decision could come within days – and the Archives plans to hand over the information by the close of business Friday if a court doesn't intervene.  

Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall sought an administrative 'stay' – and fears the former president will get boxed in by the calendar. He indicated that if the judge didn't rule by Wednesday, Trump would seek to appeal – even though a ruling would not yet have been issued.

Veterans' Day is Thursday, leaving the potential Trump would not have time to appeal after a late ruling.

Judge Tanya Chutkan

'This case should be decided after thorough but expeditious consideration pursuant to America's judicial review process, both before this Court and on appeal, not by a race against the clock. Afterall, this is not a game, especially given the weighty questions at issue,' Binnall wrote, Politico reported. 

The judge, an Obama appointee, said she would rule expeditiously, but cited federal judicial rules that allow for a stay only 'while an appeal is pending' – but not before. 

The legal skirmish, which all took place within a span of two hours Monday, came at the end of a day where the Jan. 6th Committee issued new subpoenas. 

The panel subpoenaed former Trump aide Jason Miller, former campaign manager William Stepien, pardoned former national security advisor Michael Flynn, Angela McCallum, Trump lawyer John Eastman and former New York City Police Commissioenr Bernard Kerik. 

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, released another batch of subpoenas Monday

The National Archives plan to provide the documents Friday unless ordered not to by a court

'These six individuals include staff members of the former President's campaign and individuals associated with the so-called 'war room' that drove efforts to halt the counting of electoral votes in the run-up to the violence of January 6th,' the committee wrote in announcing the subpoenas.

'In the days before the January 6th attack, the former President's closest allies and advisors drove a campaign of misinformation about the election and planned ways to stop the count of Electoral College votes,' wrote panel chair Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. 

He added: 'The Select Committee needs to know every detail about their efforts to overturn the election, including who they were talking to in the White House and in Congress, what connections they had with rallies that escalated into a riot, and who paid for it all.'

The Trump team appears to be anticipating an adverse ruling. Judge Chutkan in a hearing last week sounded skeptical when Trump's lawyers argued the House committee lacked jurisdiction requiring it to obtain documents related to Jan. 6th.  

'The Jan. 6 riot happened in the Capitol. That is literally Congress´ house,' Judge Chutkan said.