Justice Department has issued dozens of subpoenas in the last week related to Trump, Capitol riot

The Justice Department has issued astir 40 subpoenas successful the past week related to the actions of erstwhile President Donald Trump, his allies and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to sources acquainted with the matter.

It besides seized 2 telephones, the sources said.

The subpoenas and telephone seizures, first reported by The New York Times, are the latest developments successful the sprawling probe into the erstwhile president.

A root who spoke to Trump advisor Boris Epshteyn said his telephone was taken past week.

The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot subpoenaed Epshteyn and 3 different Trump associates — Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, and Sidney Powell — successful January.

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik's lawyer confirmed to NBC News that helium had received a subpoena past week. 

Kerik's attorney, Timothy Parlatore, called it "the widest and astir obtuse subpoena I person seen successful my years practicing transgression law."

Parlatore said that helium besides represents Trump successful the investigation.

The Justice Department declined to remark Monday night.

Separately, the section is engaged successful a ineligible conflict with Trump and his counsel implicit documents retrieved during an FBI hunt of the erstwhile president's Florida property connected Aug. 8.

Trump lawyers connected Monday asked a justice to continue blocking the Justice Department from reviewing those documents, immoderate of which contained classification markings.