The Wall Street Journal reports that the rally held in Washington’s Ellipse that preceded the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was arranged and funded by a small group.
This includes alt-right radio host Alex Jones "who personally pledged more than $50,000 in seed money for the planned January 6 event in exchange for a guaranteed 'top speaking slot of his choice, according to a funding document outlining a deal between his company and an early organizer for the event."
Jones also helped arrange for Julie Jenkins Fancelli, "a prominent donor to the Trump campaign and heiress to the Publix Super Markets Inc. chain, to commit about $300,000 through a top fundraising official for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, according to organizers."
Fancelli's contribution paid for the lion’s share of the roughly $500,000 rally expenses.
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