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
documents. that was part of a deal to end his iii year legal battle over the leaking of vast amounts of secret us military information on the internet. the 52 year old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing. and from where a southeast asia correspondent jonathan had sent this report. the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he d struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she agreed to a sentence equal to the time he d already served in britain. but his lawyers still insist his prosecution for breaking an espionage law was unjust. we firmly believed that mr assange never should have been charged under the espionage act, and engaged in exercise thatjournalists engage in every day. and we re thankful that they do. it is appropriate, though, for this fight to end and it is appr
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