Text messages analyzed by authorities also reveal the key role of the Trump fundraisers in the planning of the demonstration that preceded the siege of the Capitol.
A small group of influential trumpeters, including the founder of the half-libertarian Infowars, Alex Jones, contributed to the financing of the half-million dollar round that cost the event in front of the White House that led to the violent capture of Capitol on January 6, the newspaper reported today The Wall Street Journal.
According to testimonies collected by the newspaper, the controversial Alex Jones, who was present during the marches that day, pledged more than $ 50,000 for the event, in which then-President Donald Trump harangued a mass of supporters and he asked them to make themselves heard at the Capitol, where Joe Biden’s electoral victory was being formalized.
Jones ’disbursement, which has been suspended from major social media, guaranteed him the choice of an intervenor of his liking during the event.
In addition, the founder of Infowars got Julie Jenkins Fancelli, an influential Trump donor who in 2020 donated nearly $ 1 million to her campaign, to contribute about $ 300,000.
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Ali Alexander, promoter of the “Stop the Steal” movement, who argued baselessly on the facts that the election had been a fraud to give Biden the victory, facilitated with the help of the organizer Caroline Wren more funds for the event which brought together thousands of trumpeters, some of them openly in favor of killing lawmakers.
Alexander went so far as to tweet an image in which he claimed “DC will become Fort Trump from tomorrow at my command,” which could serve as incriminating evidence in investigations into those responsible for the Capitol assault, which it resulted in four protesters and a policeman being killed that day.
Although the event organized on January 6 was approved and was legal, it served as a starting point for the assault on the legislative headquarters and the organizers could face accusations of instigating the insurrection.
Propublica also found that fundraisers from the Trump campaign played a crucial role in organizing the event.
“Text messages and an event planning memorandum obtained by ProPublica, along with an interview with Cindy Chafian (a conservative interviewer), indicate that Caroline Wren, a Washington connoisseur with a low public profile (and Trump’s VIP advisor) ), played an important role in managing the event’s operations.Records show that Wren oversaw the logistics, budget, funding, and courier for the January 6 demonstration that featured the President Donald Trump, ”the independent news agency reports.
Following the violent attack, which forced the certification of Biden’s election victory to be temporarily suspended, federal authorities have launched an operation to arrest some of the several hundred who took part in the assault.
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The map showing the assault on the US Capitol. UU. With videos taken from Parler