Alexander, Ali (Ali Abdul Akbar)
House Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Interviews With Three More G.O.P. Lawmakers
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sent letters on Monday seeking interviews with three Republican members of Congress, and the panel said it had gathered evidence that some House Republicans sought presidential pardons in the aftermath of the violence that engulfed the Capitol. The committee is requesting interviews […]
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Filing Provides New Details on Trump White House Planning for Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — Before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Trump White House officials and members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus strategized about a plan to direct thousands of angry marchers to the building, according to newly released testimony obtained by the House committee investigating the riot and former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts […]
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Alex Jones Reaches Out to Justice Dept. About Jan. 6 Interview
That group, which has ties to Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, often worked to provide security at Stop the Steal rallies alongside the Oath Keepers. On Monday, another Oath Keeper charged in the sedition case released a trove of the group’s internal messages showing that its leader, Mr. Rhodes, enjoyed working […]
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Pro-Trump Rally Planner Is Cooperating in Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Inquiry
Ali Alexander, a prominent organizer of pro-Trump events after the 2020 election, has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigation of the attack on the Capitol last year, the first high-profile political figure known to have offered assistance to the government’s newly expanded criminal inquiry. Speaking through a lawyer, Mr. Alexander said on Friday […]
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Justice Dept. Investigation of Jan. 6 Confronts Sprawling Cast of Characters
Prominent among them, according to interviews and documents, was Amy Kremer, a former Tea Party activist who helped create a group called Women for America First. The group set up a cross-country bus tour gathering Mr. Trump’s aggrieved supporters behind the baseless assertions of a stolen election. Within hours of the last polls closing on […]
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Justice Dept. Widens Jan. 6 Inquiry to Range of Pro-Trump Figures
Federal prosecutors have substantially widened their Jan. 6 investigation to examine the possible culpability of a broad range of figures involved in former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, people familiar with the inquiry said on Wednesday. The investigation now encompasses the possible involvement of other government officials […]
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