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Jan. 6 Panel Explores Links Between Trump Allies and Extremist Groups
In their relationships with President Donald J. Trump in recent years, Roger J. Stone Jr., his longtime political adviser, and Michael T. Flynn, who was briefly his national security adviser, have followed a similar trajectory. Both were either convicted of or pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the investigation into the Trump campaign’s connections to […]
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Group Chat Linked to Roger Stone Shows Ties Among Jan. 6 Figures
It was known as F.O.S. — or Friends of Stone — and while its members shifted over time, they were a motley cast of characters. There were “Stop the Steal” organizers, right-wing influencers, Florida state legislative aides and more than one failed candidate loyal to former President Donald J. Trump. One participant ran a website […]
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In Call Before Jan. 6 Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’
One week before an angry mob stormed the Capitol, a communications expert named Jason Sullivan, a onetime aide to Roger J. Stone Jr., joined a conference call with a group of President Donald J. Trump’s supporters and made an urgent plea. After assuring his listeners that the 2020 election had been stolen, Mr. Sullivan told […]
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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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Alex Jones and Donald Trump: A Fateful Alliance Draws Scrutiny
For Jan. 6, Mr. Jones helped secure at least $650,000 from a Publix grocery-store heiress, Julie Fancelli, an Infowars fan, to underwrite Mr. Trump’s rally on the Ellipse the morning of the attack, $200,000 of which was deposited into one of Mr. Jones’s business accounts, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack said. The […]
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Jan. 6 Committee May Add New Expertise for Investigation
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault at the U.S. Capitol is weighing whether to hire staff members who can analyze social media posts and examining the role foreign adversaries played in sowing divisions among Americans over the outcome of the presidential election, according to two people briefed on the committee’s decision […]
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House Panel Subpoenas Roger Stone and Alex Jones in Capitol Riot Inquiry
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol attack on Jan. 6 issued five new subpoenas on Monday, targeting allies of former President Donald J. Trump who helped draw crowds to Washington before the riot, including the political operative Roger J. Stone Jr. and the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The subpoenas, which come after the […]
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