Trump campaign paid more than $ 4.3 million to organizers of January 6 events

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign reported paying more than $ 4.3 million to organizers of the “Save America” ​​rally held on January 6 before the insurrection at the US Capitol, OpenSecrets reported. extent of campaign involvement.

Last week, the Select Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol sent requests to 15 social media companies, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Office Federal Investigations and the Department of Justice requested information related to the insurrection.

In the requests, the committee named several people affiliated with the Republican Party who demonstrated ties to Capitol Riot, according to OpenSecrets.

One of these people, Caroline Wren, who received “at least” $ 170,000 as a national financial consultant for the Trump campaign, was listed as a “VIP Advisor” on a permit issued by the National Park Service for the January 6 rally.

Megan Powers, one of the other rally managers listed on the permit but not included in the House request, earned about $ 300,000 as a campaign manager from Trump’s chief operating officer. Her ties to the campaign extend further, with OpenSecrets reporting. that Trump’s Make America Great Again PAC paid him more than $ 20,000 for “counting management consulting.”

OpenSecrets reported that the committee requested records related to women for Trump initiative co-chair Gina Loudon, who spoke at the rally.

The committee also requested information on Amy Kremer, co-founder of Women for America First, a pro-Trump nonprofit group that submitted the rally permit records to the National Park Service.

The committee also requested records related to Dustin Stockton, who served as a co-organizer of the rally and served as a spokesperson for WeBuildTheWall, a border fence-raising nonprofit. He served as a spokesperson for the organization when the former House strategist. Blanca Steve Bannon and three other people linked to the group were charged with fraud for allegedly planning to use money from the organization to cover personal expenses.

According to the permit, all of these individuals played some role in the “Save America” ​​rally that took place before the Capitol attack, and the remaining funds were distributed to other fundraising policy wings linked to the matter. It remains to be seen what role. Direct may have played the campaign in the efforts made by. This is a brief summary.

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