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mike pence were questioned in front of a grand jury about the scheme to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 election. that includes the role of trump lawyers john eastman and rudy giuliani. "washington post" and "new york times" report that the prosecutors asked directly about former president trump's involvement. daniella diaz is on capitol hill for us. this would be a big step asking insiders directly about trump. what is the attorney general saying about this case? >> reporter: the justice department will not comment directly on this grand jury testimony, but look, merrick garl...

probe of the capitol insurrection. key witnesses subpoenaed by the doj this week including two top aides of former vice president mike pence were asked specifically about the fake elector scheme and the role of trump's lawyers. and according to the "washington post," justice department investigators in april received phone records of key officials and aides in the trump administration, including his former chief of staff, mark meadows. >> these are by far the most in-depth accounts of the federal investigation. until now we had virtually no sign this investigation had touched on the ...

>> andy scholes, thank you very much. "new day" continues right now. ♪ good morning, everyone. to our viewers in the united states and around the world it is wednesday july 27th, i'm john berman with brianna keilar. this morning a criminal investigation into the january 6th insurrection is moving closer to former president donald trump. cnn reports key witnesses subpoenaed by the justice department in recent days include two top aides of former vice president mike pence who were asked specifically about the fake electors scheme and the role of trump's lawyers. in addition "the ne...

electors and sending electors back to the states, end quote. in addition, doj investigators in april received phone records of key officials and aides in the trump administration, including his former chief of staff mark meadows. >> and a key point there, the post reports the doj received phone records in april from key trump officials and aides, signaling the criminal probe could be further along amid criticism the justice department not taking swift enough action. attorney general merrick garland responding to that criticism yesterday, making clear that anyone criminally responsibl...

unprecedented step -- possibly, at least leaving the door open -- prosecuting trump saying no one is above the law. the federal reserve is meeting today. experts predict it could raise -- make its second significant rate hike in just six weeks. first, let's get more on the reports that the doj is asking questions about trump's actions around the january 6th insurrection. what more are we learning? >> reporter: good morning. what we're learning is from "the washington post" reporting that they've asked a number of questions about trump's role. the department of justice and witnesses...