New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

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https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1085783310/new-clues-emerge-about-the-money-that-might-have-helped-fund-the-jan-6-insurrect


New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection
March 11, 20225:00 AM ET
Claudia Grisales

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The committee's Feb. 23 subpoena of Salesforce emphasized its interest in the company's hosting of Trump emails asking for new donations that included false claims of election fraud.

It's part of a central question the panel hopes to answer: Did Trump find new ways to keep the money coming in after his loss by shifting from a presidential campaign to a "Stop the Steal" effort?

"I think the level of grift that was involved with the Trump campaign and people close to the former president, how the January Six efforts were for many of them, this is what they were doing to make money," said California Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar, a member of the Jan. 6 panel. "We are looking into that."

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Raskin says the financial story behind the attack remains a critical chapter to the overall story the committee hopes to tell the public later this year.

"There are powerful indications that have surfaced and every day that passes we get more testimony shedding light on what exactly was taking place," Raskin said. "We should not discount the financial motive and imperative in the events leading up to Jan. 6."

[lindysalsagal]

1. Follow.The.Money.

I hope they don't give up and give in.

[2naSalit]

2. Does a bear shit in the woods?