Plus, Armenia and Azerbaijan clash.
Help us reach our goal We're committed to keeping our work, including our midterm coverage, free, because we believe that an informed electorate is critical to the future of American democracy. Will you help us reach our goal of 5,000 gifts by September 30? | | | The DOJ subpoenas 40 Trump allies; Armenia and Azerbaijan clash in Nagorno-Karabakh. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. | | | Why did the DOJ issue 40 subpoenas to Trump aides? | Spencer Platt/Getty Images | - Last week, the Justice Department issued nearly 40 subpoenas to people involved with former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. [New York Times / Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman, Adam Goldman, and Alan Feuer]
- The subpoenas include requests for documents and testimony about plans to submit slates of fake electors to deny certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victories in swing states. [CNN / Stephen Collinson]
- The DOJ is also investigating post-election fundraising for Trump's Save America PAC and planning the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 6. [CBS News / Arden Farhi, Fin Gómez, and Andres Triay]
- Low-level staffers and senior aides have received subpoenas. Officials also seized phones from Boris Epshteyn, a Trump adviser, and Mike Roman, a campaign strategist. [Reuters]
- Meanwhile, the House Committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol is preparing to hold another public hearing this month featuring information learned in summer interviews. [The Hill / Mike Lillis and Rebecca Beitsch]
| | | 📍 Go deeper Vox's Ben Jacobs explains how the Electoral Count Reform Act could help protect democracy in 2024. [Vox / Ben Jacobs] | | | Fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan | - Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed Tuesday, raising concern that war could break out again in the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. [Associated Press / Avet Demourian]
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said 49 Armenian soldiers were killed overnight in the worst fighting since Russia brokered a ceasefire in 2020. Azerbaijan says it was responding to provocation. [NYT / Ivan Nechepurenko and Cora Engelbrecht]
- For decades, the two former Soviet states have disagreed over Nagorno-Karabakh, controlled by Armenians but internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. [CNN / Philip Wang, Ellie Kaufman, Anna Chernova, and Tara Subramaniam]
- Tuesday, Russia said the two countries had reached a new ceasefire agreement; 2,000 Russian peacekeeping forces remain in the region. [BBC]
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