Two people said the sponsoring donor was Julie Fancelli, 72 year-old daughter of founder of Publix grocery store store chain.
Eight days before the January 6 rally, Fancelli transferred $650,000 to several organizations that helped organize and promote the rally. event. The Washington Post previously reported that these groups included women. for America First, the nonprofit organization that helped organize the rally, and $150,000 to the nonprofit arm. of Republican Prosecutor General’s Office, which paid for Robotic bell advertising the marchcall on Congress to stop theft.”
She is also recruited youth organization run Kirk, 28-year-old activist and friend of Donald Trump Jr. Spokesperson for Turning point declined to comment. Neither Gilfoyle nor Fancelli responded to inquiries. for comment.
Gilfoyle’s performance fee, for her remarks while introducing her fiancé were revealed in appearance on Monday on CNN Rep. Zoe Lofgren (R-Cal.), M.P. of House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Affair attack.
Lofgren pointed to payment as an example. of what she called misleading marketing efforts run Trump campaign which raised about $250 million. in weeks after the November 3 elections with promises of massive legal effort to uncover electoral fraud. But the payment didn’t come. campaign or affiliated political committees. CNN first On Tuesday, it was reported that Turning Point Action covered the cost of the performance.
“I’m not saying it’s criminal, it’s a scam,” Lofgren told CNN’s Jake Tupper after the committee meeting. second hearing.
In the hearings, the members of the commission used video evidence former White House and campaign advisors to tell about the origin of Trump’s announcement that the 2020 election stolen From him. And they claimed that false the accusation proved lucrative for Trump and people Around him, who urged supporters to travel to DC on January 6.
Among the groups that encouraged people to attend a rally outside the White House Ellipse was Turning Point Action, 501(c)(4) organization and branch of better known Turning Point USA, 501(c)(3). The difference is that the Turning Point action more the freedom of action in political activities, but he is still banned from politics her main focus. Kirk leads both non-profit organizations that are exempt from paying federal income tax and disclosing information about their donors.
Representatives of Turning Point Action previously stated that the group was involved in the rally included the dispatch of seven buses with about 350 students in Washington.
Kirk tweeted but later deleted the promise that his organization sent 80 buses to “fight for this president.” Instagram post on December 30 from students for Trump, a project of Turning Point Action, advertisement for buses departing from and arriving from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Hoboken, New Jersey, Richmond and Greensboro, NC. in COLUMBIA REGION on morning of January 6.
In the morning of January 3 a website advertising for a rally called Turning Point Action as “coalition partner, together with nine other organizations, including the Republican Association of Attorneys General, Stop Theft, Tea Party Patriots, and Women. for America first. Internet Archive shows site was later updated refer to groups like Turning Point as “participating” organizations.
In addition to promoting the rally, the site noted, “At 1:00 p.m., we will march to the US Capitol. building challenge the certification of Electoral college”.
Kirk was leading promoter of Trump false claims of electoral fraud in in run-up for the January 6 rally. the day before of in the event he used his radio show to call January 6 “the most important day that will determine future of Republic.”
Afternoon of January 6, when the crowd pushed way at the Capitol, Kirk condemned the violence on Twitter. Fancelli was not present at the rally and also condemned violence.
fancelli, who divides his time between homes in Florida and Italy gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican candidates and party organizations over in past two decades. But she didn’t become a top-level donor until Trump moved into the White House. show.
Some relatives and other associates, saying on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive issues attributed to her support for rally to her enthusiasm for Infowars founder Alex Jones. In the weeks leading up to the rally, Fancelli sent emails to relatives and friends. with links to the Jones show, according to two people with knowledge of messages.
Jones was leading supporter of baseless allegations that Trump’s re-election was thwarted by systematic fraud and that Congress may refuse to confirm Joe Biden’s victory.
