Established D.C. insiders planned rallies that led to Capitol riot
Robert O Harrow Jr., The Washington Post
Jan. 17, 2021
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WASHINGTON - The fiery rallies that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were organized and promoted by an array of established conservative insiders and activists, documents and videos show.
Republican state attorneys general who supported overturning the results of the presidential election with baseless claims of widespread fraud could be undermining their standing in courts.
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Uihleins, owners of Wisconsin company, gave millions to group sponsoring the Jan. 6 March for Trump
Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein (Screenshot from the New York Times YouTube video Meet the Billionaire Couple Trying to Reshape the Republican Party )
Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, owners of Uline shipping supply company located in Pleasant Prairie, WI, and major donors to Republican candidates including President Donald Trump, contributed more than $4 million to the Tea Party Patriots.
The group participated in the rally before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. While the organizers have taken down their website, and many tweets, since the rally led to the mob takeover of the Capitol,
Republican AGs Cannot Shake Ties to Violent Trump Coup Attempt
Trump loyalists fueled by President Trump s continued claims of election fraud clash with police on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) is trying desperately to distance itself from the attempted coup by white supremacists and Trump supporters on Jan. 6, but it cannot hide from the fact that its actions helped fuel the violence that left at least five dead, many more injured, and the Capitol badly damaged.
RAGA was a member of the “March to Save America” coalition that organized the Jan. 6 rally in D.C. to overturn the presidential election results. Its former chair, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, spoke at the rally alongside President Trump. And its dark money partner, the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF), ran robocalls ahead of time explicitly urging protesters to march on the U.S. Capitol.