People involved in organizing the January 6 “Stop the Steal” protests that led to a deadly riot at the Capitol building received more than $3.5 million from the Trump campaign and its associated fundraising committees, a WednesdayThe US Capital is seen as National Guard secure the the grounds on February 08, 2021 in Washington,The new revelation stemmed from a review of recent Federal Election Commission filings by OpenSecrets .
OpenSecrets also found that at least three people listed on permit records for the Stop the Steal rally were employed by the Trump campaign through the end of November 2020. The filing also showed payment from the Trump campaign to a company called Event Strategies, Inc., which was named on a permit for the rally and employed two people involved in the events on January 6, OpenSecrets said.
OpenSecrets noted that the full extent of the payments from Trump’s campaign to rally organizers may be much larger because of how the campaign routed hundreds of millions of dollars through shell companies that obscure the name of the ultimate recipient. $771 million. That’s how much the Trump Make America Great Again Committee spent through a shell company called American Made Media Consultants LLC, OpenSecrets found.
with the FEC alleging that the Trump campaign violated campaign finance laws by “laundering” money through firms run by campaign officials.The deadly events of January 6 are front and center in President Trump’s ongoing impeachment trial. Democratsthat Trump’s false assertions that the election was stolen from him incited his supporters to violence on January 6.
Less than 5% of the monies received under false pretenses. And he made a fortune for himself in the same thing 75% of 700000000.00 must be nice. Must be he got his kool-aid recipe from Jim Jones.
I can not wait until the Republicans turn on Mitch McConnell for not allowing Marick Garland to be voted on for SCOTUS Justice. If he was on the court he would not be head of the DoJ. Oh my is that the karma bus or poetic justice I hear in the distance. There's a great day coming
minamaya13 Wow, desperate measures!🤯🤑
Judge Garland is going to be very busy
AM_McCarthy Why is Trump not in jail?
I’d like to see who payed the rioters from last year BLM And antifa to burn down cities and loot stores where did that black money come from
Sounds indictable.
SheWhoRises
Actually paid or just an IOU? Its Trump, after all
followthemoney MAGATerrorists
That's called treason.
INNNNNteresting.
Obviously was not enough. The steal still happened due to the coward courts.
So, Donald Trump didn’t only incite the January 6th riots, but he also *paid* for them?
KathyBrownKathy 3 5 million for these morons holy crap what total absolute waste of money....LOCK HIM UP
So they funded an unsuccessful insurrection that actually killed people. Good to know.
Did he actually pay?
Seems like a crime
130k each?
How was this not brought up during the impeachment trial?
Paid Protestors
Trump used his presidential appointment, only to enrich his immoral family business setup. This Pimp Democracy, must Stop in USA !
Follow the money, we all knew he was funding these people to go there & fight. I also believe he passed out those hats & flags. Most of those people don't have a pot to piss in, let alone hundreds of dollars for flights & hotels to riot for Trump. Horrific! Jail Trump!
Pretending to be shook by the news
TicToc Trump'O'Rama NYCDA,NYSAG,SDNY,NJ,Georgia,DC,PBC,HHS,NAACP +Interpol for Blackwater murderers' pardons
drkatraphael I've been trying to 'stop the steal', from my bird feeders, by the squirrels. Why didn't I get any of that $$$
Paid 3.5 Million to fund the attack on his own country. Weird.
So is that collusion? In the insurrection ?
KristaSparks95 $3.5 million probably enough to get a mob to storm the Capitol.
JFC! Time's up for this criminal family, time to drop the hammer! Otherwise, we'll do this again. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
When is trump going to be held accountable for ALL of his criminal activities?
murrayjohnsonjr how is that legal?
But how much did they make by grifting his supporters with the lie!
“The check is in the mail”
News not on Fox News.
Lock him up!
SenAmyKlobuchar here's a line of questioning by your committee for some new witnesses.
Oh hell no!!
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair 'We found the enemy and the enemy is us'. Time to rid ourselves of all the rotting meat. Starting with tedcruz, marcorubio, Jim_Jordan, MarshaBlackburn, HawleyMO, LeaderMcConnell, GOPLeader.
What is Christopher Wray doing about this?
Opensecrets just another branch of opensociety.
DiglerDerp Have there been any statements from members of the GQP trying to explain why that money was paid to the organizers?
wouldn't that be supporting terrorists?
He paid for it to happen.... Yet, still he golfs in Florida! SenateGOP. HouseDemocrats
And yet TheJusticeDept still has done nothing about it.
I don't get how these criminal cases won't use these facts as to their defense they were doing what the President authorized them to do. This is complexity if I ever seen one.
This is as close as you can get to the Capitol.
Looky here. It wasn't Soros that paid protesters, it was Trump!
Trump should have to pay for the damage to Capitol! 'Costs of the Jan. 6 attack will exceed $30 million'
This article is dated Feb 10, 2021. Why are they just tweeting this?
Ooooh ooooh oooooh ....... Now do how much ALL THE DEMS donated to get violent criminals out of jail
Well people are dying, starving, losing their homes,
Either do something or stop reporting
Ok, now look into how much Democrats gave organizations like BLM and antifa over the summer...I’ll wait.
purrmonsta In other words Trump supported a coup on the capitol.isn't there something about that being illegal in the United States of America. And if so why isn't the FBI putting him in handcuffs as I tweet this
So, that's funding terrorism, right?
tRump Paid ~$3.5 Million for the insurrection planning.
Good. Should have paid more, because they didn’t stop the steal. Now the USA has been saddled up with a demented old man on Kamala’s leash
Hey FBI FBIWFO TheJusticeDept why Trump and his friends are not in jail?
Surprise - not surprised.
As with most other crimes: follow the money!
FBIWFO ARREST HIM NOW BEFORE MARCH 4TH.
PatMacRN 'Stop the Steal' was borrowed from 2016 when Roger Stone conceived it to use against one of Trump's primary candidates. I can't remember which one
HC_Richardson of note
Worse than it sounds
With actual money?
Imagine being so empty and insignificant that you’re still consumed with Donald Fucking Trump.
It just occurred to me: 1. Trump loses the election 2. Convinces followers election was stolen 3. Followers donate millions to Trump campaign 4. Trump pays followers to attack the capital (with their own money) 5. Followers go to jail 6. Trump keeps the reat of the money
It seems laws in this country are pointless. Just do away with all of them.
It saddens me to see this photo. Up until COVID I’d occasionally drive over to DC to walk around there. You could go right up to the stairs. Add it to the list of things Trump has changed forever for the worst.
ooo where did they get that money? from the chumps in the heart land and the 1%? let's have our business leaders push back against the big lie unless of course IG Farben is their model
That's grounds for a trial and Jail - he paid for the Insurrection CapitolRiots TrumpTreason
Lock him up !! Y’all waiting for a confession 😂🤣
Whatever we do, let’s not follow up on this, or the funds, or the lawmakers who violated their oaths. Let’s completely do nothing.
Rethuglicans hate freedom, democracy, the rule of law, law enforcement and military veterans. They are the epitome of anti-American. We see their actions as their words mean nothing.
Paid for the raid
To be fair and consistent, how much did the DNC pay?
Humanitarian action ❤️
Impeach him! Oh, wait!
shalailah Funny about that
He paid traitors and terrorists
How can they get away with that? Please tell me they (trump) will be held accountable!!!
I’m more impressed that he paid
Trump Campaign needs to be charged for clean up and repair of the Capitol beings as it was his camp that caused it. TeamPelosi SenSchumer RepAOC tedlieu RepAdamSchiff
Of course Trump did that. Remember he was on Twitter fundraising for “stop the steal!” and raised $30m.
Lmao!!! This is Bigly! 😂😂😂😂
Let's not forget Ginni_Thomas
Trump paid someone? WTF, proof COVID19 wrecked his brain.
LisaHauser8 Like I said, MIke Pence knew about this attack too. His nephew works in the trup campaign.
It's his money
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Well surprise surprise. Lawsuits coming.
Anyone really surprised?!?! 🤨
Incited and financed the insurrection.
😳
BarbaraMain07 Good grief! Unbelievable!
carolynthechef Couldn't see that coming.....said no one ever.
LeChatNoire4 How much of that money came from a he followers he fleeced?
How are we only seeing this news dated 2/10 on 3/1?
You are doing GREAT reporting!
StanleyCohenLaw Most amazing part of this, Trump paid anyone
Look at Trump’s actions to put loyalists in key positions over the military and him returning to D.C. before new year’s to coordinate the insurrection. No peace for the conspirators. They must all testify. Follow the money. Charges for the conspirators. Trial in the courts.
We would have done it for half that. Just saying...
donwinslow Americans need to take the GOP to Court & sue them for obstruction, the insurrections, voters suppression , the smear campaigns, the lies & disruption of our gov’t. Let’s see how deep their pockets are. “HELP STOP THE LIES “
Paid? Hmmm
These are my 2 questions that I'd like to see answered Did any of the funneled monies go to groups that organized & participated in the 1/1/2021, assault on the Capital How much of the $771M got funneled into Donald Ttump's own pockets🤔
So why is no one locked up
Imagine that the Trump family funding domestic terrorism, who would have guessed? DonaldJTrumpJr
I'm surprised he didn't charge THEM for coining the phrase in the first place.
No doubt.
shnklfritz Innocent coincidence, surely.
Buckleup36 So the dead people were just collateral damage?
That's not shady at all.... 🙄
They’re called “mercenaries”.
WTH! SMDH!
who exactly received the money is what I want to know
That's a conspiracy, no?
Today’s Republican Party! They are the party of Trump.
EkbMary how much the tech firms and main stream media received from the other side?
Whatever happened to the outside Independent Special Commission? The Congressional committees are a partisan joke.
didnt pay for the riot,,, just the outdoor event
Nothing will happen and his cult will continue to defend him. What is damn scary is that many are in the Government positions. Trump could shoot and kill someone and they would all claim it was justified move on.
Hope they've already cashed the check cuz he's going to be bankrupt pretty soon
Corruption.
Clear as day campaign finance violations.
So headline should read: Trump Campaign Paid $3.5 Million To Domestic Terrorists who Killed Cop, Report Finds
American Made Media Consultants LLC, was one of the LLCs Brad Parscale was funneling money to out of the Trump Campaign. Funds were also moved to Trump’s family and friends like Lara Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle as to certain dubious “providers” as well.
There is no doubt that Trump is guilty of sedition ,at the very least
Article references the “ongoing” impeachment trial, so I assume it is from the Jan 20th timeframe? Let’s hope trump’s tax forms can shed light on who’s getting what. Fleecing the ignorant has been a financial boom for the trump family, & the other con artists who accompany them.
Think how many people could be helped with $3.5 million instead if for evil purposes.
🤷🏻♀️
Paul Manafort and Event Strategies Inc plan the Insurrection. Liebengood’s father was a retired Sergeant in Arms and worked for ESI. Then ESI plans the insurrection and Liebengood dies by suicide. The Trump campaign financed it.
So Trump financed an insurrection.
Where is this news? The news should be Trump stole millions of dollars from his supports by pretending that the election was stolen because he is a sore loser. There I fixed it for you this is what is important for us to know.
ArrestTdump
He paid?
Doxieheaven14 RobertM50521384
That's a big deal.
Convince me there's no Conspiracy here...
What are they waiting for? Lock him up already! Geez.
And how much got kicked back to him?
Thanks OpenSecretsDC!
So the tax payers paid ?
Sedition and insurrection Why is he not in a holding cell awaiting trial?
Pretty sure this report needs to translate to handcuffs and life sentences for those accused, not only paying for an insurrection; but gleefully shouting it from in front of our very own White House.
But I thought it was Antifa🤪
This has to be fake news, Trump doesn't pay bills.
Arrest trump. Now.
This info needs to be spread far & wide & it needs to be used as evidence in a criminal trial. Treason
So WHY hasn’t he been arrested?!
And the over 500,000 paid by Publix heiress Jenny Jenkins-Fancelli.
Trump paid to storm the Capitol says no one shocked
Hopefully the new AG, as well as FBIWFO digs deep into this whole mess. JusticeMatters
If our government was concerned with stopping domestic terrorism they would have arrested 90% of CPAC. It was like having Bin Laden and all of his top officers and ISIS all in the same hotel yet you pretend not to notice because of big money and systemic racism.
But i thought he knew nothing...had nothing to do with it?!?
colleenpierrerd There's the real steal.
BabyD_Rae So wouldn’t that mean they planned it and knew about it?
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Do we chart this down as exhibit: P?
So sedition.
Amazing all this was done for the guy with the lowest approval rating in modern history. RT.
That has evidentiary value. TrumpInsurrection
Democracy almost got bought for 3.5 million bucks. Democracy, it appears, can be had cheaply.
That at CPAC the “WE SUPPORT POLICE”...nothing on officers on 1/6 who died, maimed, hurt. They were just “collateral damage”. 😡
WHOA
Traitor
donwinslow Insurrectionist crooks. Please arrest them now.
This open air rally is starting to seem ludicrously expensive. Several people donated busses to bus people in. There was a public address system and a stage. But what cost so much money?
Not surprised!
donwinslow Should be in jail
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He's not great with investments. ETTD
donwinslow And so it continues.
That's a pretty pricey 'rally'.
Then, Trump is directly responsible for 1/6/21 death, injuries, and destruction. Why is he not in jail?
donwinslow Arrest him. Fucking do something!
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The injured and fallen police officers and their families need to sue the Trump campaign.
👆🏼Always follow the money.
The link is not new but the amount keeps going up w further examination. The total of $771 million including laundered amounts is eye-popping.
I wish I was protected on the tax payers dime after neglecting a deadly virus(killing) 500k plus Americans & then trying to overthrow the government with my mindless supporters.. must be nice.
A pretty good ROI for them. They netted close to $200 million by pushing the Big Lie.
Isn’t that special? Nobody cared enough to convict him, I guess he’ll walk away.
Ok so why haven't they been arrested? So sick of this.
👀👀🐘💩🤡
Seditious Conspiracy...
Sent money to fund domestic terrorism.
If he financed it and started it, he should be in jail as a traitor.
Don Winslow has upped the ante!! $75,000 for the location/apprehension of Ali Alexander Akbar. Pls do not try to apprehend, contact local authorities immediately. FindAliAlexanderAkbar founder/organiser of the 'stop the steal' event of 1/6
Follow the money and discover what they do, regardless of what they say
They should be charged with not only insurrection-but MURDER as well.
Trump Campaign = Trump Cult
DonTheCon's crimes are usually pretty darned apparent. Yet to this day TrumpRussia collusion remains unconfirmed. Hoping his dumb luck is about to change in this regard ...
So does he go to jail or what?
IN other words, himself.
Isn’t money the same as speech nowadays?
This is clearly Fake News. Your central thesis is that Donald Trump actually paid his bills. Hogwash.
To say nothing of the human costs. Taxpayers bear cost of insurrection Trump’s lie that the election was stolen. The financial cost of the Jan. 6 insurrection is nearly half a billion dollars so far
TOLD YA !!!!
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Summary: OpenSecrets, an arm of the Center for Responsive Politics, examined FEC fillings and found that the Trump campaign paid $3.5m to Event Strategies Inc, an entity named on the Jan 6 'stop the steal rally' permit
misslittlebody 🤦🏾♂️
So he paid for the riot to happen. And Ginny Thomas paid for the buses to take rioters to the riot. Good to know.
Remember when POTUS45 supporters claimed it was Antifa.....
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