Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in January to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory
Washington:
The United States Committee to Inquiry into the January 6 Uprising summoned five more Donald Trump allies on Monday, ending the actions of those directly involved in the planning of the protests around attack.
Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and self-styled “dirty trickster” Roger Stone have been ordered to testify alongside two key figures in the “Stop the Steal” movement. ” by Trump, as well as the current former spokesman for the president.
“The Selection Committee is seeking information on the demonstrations and the ensuing march to the Capitol that escalated into a violent mob that attacked the Capitol and threatened our democracy,” the chairman said. Bennie Thompson said in a statement.
“We need to know who organized, planned, paid for, and received money in connection with those events, as well as who the organizers communicated with officials in the White House and Congress.”
Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol 10 months ago in an attempt to overturn President Joe Biden’s election victory in a riot that was partly blamed for the deaths of five people and Dozens of policemen were injured.
Trump urged them to march on Capitol Hill and “fight like hell” in a fiery speech that was the culmination of months of baseless fraudulent claims about a campaign he lost to Biden. equally.
The panel convened numerous former Trump campaign officials and administration employees, from his personal aide Nick Luna to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and strategist Steve Bannon, who are being indicted for failing to follow.
Jones, 47, and Stone, a 69-year-old veteran Republican agent going back to the Richard Nixon presidency, gave speeches the night before the attack, the panel said, appealing to Trump supporters reject the election results.
This is the second legal blow in a week for Jones, who was found guilty of defamation in a lawsuit brought by the parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. show.
Thompson said that Jones has repeatedly promoted Trump’s false claims about election fraud and urged his listeners to come to Washington to attend the rally. He is also said to have marched from the Ellipse to the Capitol.
Stone, whose 40-month prison sentence for lying to Congress was reduced by Trump last July, used members of the far-right Oath-Keepers group as personal security guards while he was in Washington.
About 57 members of the 100-seat Senate – including seven from his party – voted to convict Trump after he was impeached for inciting the January 6 riots, although this was not achieved. get the two-thirds majority needed to topple the president.
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