Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is getting a lift from top defense attorney Ted Wells as she navigates a congressional demand to testify in a closed-door session before the House Judiciary Committee.

The news, confirmed by Lynch's spokesman, comes after the panel's Republicans subpoenaed her to appear for a closed-door deposition as part of their inquiry into federal law enforcement's handling of the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails.

Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Virginia, subpoenaed both Lynch and former F.B.I. Director James Comey last week. The subpoenas call for Comey to appear in a private deposition on Dec. 3 and for Lynch to testify Dec. 4.