DC council subpoenaed over Evans investigation

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The ethics investigation into D.C. city council member Jack Evans appears to be widening.

All 13 members of the council have received federal subpoenas in connection with the investigation.

If warned council members to preserve all documents related to Evans.

The council president believes Evans violated the council's code of conduct.

Emails from 2018 show D.C. council member Jack Evans tried to solicit personal business for himself with law firms that lobby District officials.

In the emails, Evans highlighted his knowledge of and connections in DC government, where he's been in office longer than anyone else.