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Not just Boebert: Giants owner Charles B. Johnson maxed out donations to a dozen others on far right
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Political activist Laura Loomer, right, holds a sign across the street from a rally organized by Women s March NYC after she barged onto the stage interrupting Women s March NYC Director Agunda Okeyo. FEC records show Giants owner Charles B. Johnson donated to Loomer s congressional campaign.Kathy Willens/AP
According to FEC filings, San Francisco Giants principal owner Charles B. Johnson maxed out donations to a dozen far-right political figures who ve espoused disturbing beliefs, challenged the 2020 Electoral College results and used inflammatory, violent language prior to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that left five dead.
Only a few days into her term as U.S. Representative for Colorado s 3rd Congressional District, Lauren Boebert is already being inundated with calls for her to resign the position or risk being expelled by her new colleagues for allegedly helping to incite the violence that took place in Washington, D.C., on January 6. And these efforts are getting national attention, with CNN putting a report about the controversial firebrand in heavy rotation over this past weekend.
For her part, Boebert has made it clear that she doesn t plan to go anywhere despite the furor created by Coloradans who voted against her and those who wish they could have.
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Extremists in the U.S. Capitol building after overrunning police. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP, Getty Images)
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The first inkling I had that something was very wrong on Wednesday was when my wife said, “Oh shit, is this real?” as we were en route to Trader Joe’s after spending a few hours on the cold, sun-drenched beaches of Long Island for a winter walk on our last day of a vacation. A friend had texted about the Capitol.