Department of energy all investigating this as well as the government s cybersecurity and infrastructure agency but no one confirming the identity of the cyberattackers or saying what it is that they are demanding as worries over a prolonged destruction mounts and congresswoman is sounding the alarm. Unfortunately these sorts of attacks are becoming more frequent, they re here to say and we have to work in partnership with businesses to secure secure networks to defend ourselves against these attacks. As it relates to colonial, the president was briefed yesterday with an allhands on deck effort right now. Griff: the white house releasing statement saying the federal government is working to assess implications and restore pipeline operations as quickly as possible. Now, across the political aisle republicans appear ready to assist in the allhands on deck call. The implications for this for our national security cannot be overstated and i promise you, this is something that republicans
i m erica hill. welcome to cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. breaking news. the january 6 committee just subpoenaed donald trump. this historic move stems from their investigation into the attack on the u.s. capitol. cnn received a copy of the panel s letter and subpoena moments ago. the committee voted unanimously to compel trump to testify under oath and provide documents about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. if the former president fights the subpoena the court battle could outlast the committee s mandate. cnn justice correspondent evan perez and political correspondent sara murray joining us now. evan, what is the committee saying here? the subpoena is demanding the former president produce documents by november 4th. this is everything related to his effort to overturn the 2020 election results. they re asking also for him to appear for a deposition on november 14th app nd to provide testimony to the committee. that could go beyond that single day accor
committee, and while the subpoena was expected, it is the committee s most aggressive step yet. it could result in an epic legal battle which frankly is also anticipated. the panel is asking for phone calls, texts, videos from the former president relating to the attack on the u.s. capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. it s also demanding trump testify under oath on november 14th. in a letter accompanying the subpoena, the panel said this. as demonstrated in our hearing, we have assembled overwhelming evidence including from dozens of your former appointees and staff that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multipart effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and to obstruct the peaceful transition of power. cnn s senior crime and justice reporter joins us now. the january 6th committee making it clear that they see trump as the central figure of this effort. reporter: exactly, victor. the center of everything. that is what this cover letter and