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At Least 21 Former GOP Operatives Are Involved with Groups That Planned January 6Th Rally Capitol Insurrection At Center Of Conservative Movement: At Least 21 Former GOP Operatives Are Involved With Groups That Planned January 6th Rally SUMMARY: On January 6, 2021, a rally in support of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election "turned deadly" when thousands of people stormed the U.S. Capitol at Donald Trump's urging. Despite the causal relationship between Trump's speech, and his broader advancement of baseless conspiracies, prominent Republican members of Congress and state Republican parties have claimed that "antifa" and leftists were behind the assault on the Capitol, calling it a "false flag." To the contrary, at least 21 key members of the groups that helped plan the January 6th rally have been Republican party operatives and/or Trump surrogates, nine of whom worked directly for Donald Trump and members of his administration. The links that these individuals have to the Republican party are: The Rule of Law Defense Fund—an arm of the Republican Attorney Generals Association (RAGA) formerly chaired by Trump's disgraced EPA administrator Scott Pruitt—made robocalls urging a march on the Capitol the day before the deadly insurrection occurred there. RAGA's executive director, who previously "spearheaded" RLDF and worked as a GOP operative, promptly resigned following backlash over the group's role in the riots. • Adam Piper, RAGA's former Executive Director who "spearheaded" the RLDF and resigned following the riots, was a South Carolina GOP official, and a senior staffer for Mike Huckabee and Jon Huntsman's presidential campaigns. • Lee Russell, RAGA CFO and former RLDF treasurer, was a longtime staffer with stints at major Republican campaign committees such as the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican State Leadership Committee as well as the Mississippi State Republican Party. Turning Point Action, an arm of right-wing Turning Point USA, claimed to send "80+ buses full of patriots" to the rally that led to the Capitol riot, asserting the event would be one of the most "consequential" in U.S. history. • Tyler Bowyer, COO of Turning Point USA, has been a long-time Arizona Republican Party official, currently serving as National Committeeman for the state GOP. • Justin Olson, CFO of Turning Point USA, is a former Arizona State Representative, a former congressional aide to Arizona Republican Trent Franks (R-AZ), and was appointed to the Arizona Corporation Commission by Republican Governor Doug Ducey. • Alexandria Seavey, Event Strategy Director at Turning Point USA, was a staffer for Ted Cruz's (R-TX) 2016 presidential campaign. Tea Party Patriots, which claims to be the "largest and most effective national umbrella group within the Tea Party movement," is led by Jenny Beth Martin, a former GOP operative. Ahead of the Capitol riot rallies, Martin tweeted, "We must demand Congress to challenge the Electoral College votes and fight for President Trump!" • Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder and CEO, worked as a county campaign chair for former GOP Senator Saxby Chambliss' (R-GA) 2008 Senate Campaign, and was a "paid consultant for local republican candidates." 1 Women For America First's Chair Amy Kremer was on the permit for the rally that led to the Capitol riot and the group encouraged a "caravan" there. Not only did the group help promote "Stop the Steal" protests alongside white nationalist groups as early as November 2020, Kremer amplified the movement by promoting her daughter's own "Stop the Steal" Facebook group and supercharging its prominence before it was banned. • Amy Kremer, Chair of Women for America First, is the co-founder of Women For Trump, is a cofounder of Tea Party Patriots, and a former "Director of Grass Roots & Coalitions" at Tea Party Express. • Kylie Kremer, who was listed as a “person in charge” on the March To Save Trump Rally permit, is the director of the Women For Trump PAC and was also a founder of the "Stop the Steal" Facebook group. • Caroline Wren, "VIP Advisor" to Women For America First, was the Finance Director For Senator Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) 2014 Senate reelection campaign, the former Associate Director Of Major Donors at GOPAC, the former National Finance Consultant for Holloway Consulting, and Southeast Finance Director for Republican Governor Jon Huntsman's (R-UT) 2012 presidential campaign. • Maggie Mulvaney, "VIP Lead" to Women For America First, was the Director Of Finance Operations And Manager Of External Affairs for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign and the Finance Director for former Congressman Sean Duffy's (R-WI) successful 2014 congressional campaign. • Megan Powers, "Operations Manager for Scheduling and Guidance" for Women For America First, was the Director Of Operations For Trump's 2020 Presidential Campaign, the Campaign Coordinator and Press Lead For Trump's 2016 Presidential Campaign, served in an unnamed role For The 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee, and was the Lead Press Representative /Senior Lead Press Representative within Trump's Executive Office of the President. • Justin Caporale, "Project Manager" for Women For America First, was a top aide to First Lady Melania Trump and is Partner At Event Strategies, Inc. whose clients include prominent Republican campaigns and organizations. • Tim Unes, "Stage Manager" for Women For America First, is the founder and President Of Event Strategies, was the Deputy Director of Advance for Trump's 2016 Presidential Campaign, the Tour Director For Senator Bob Dole's (R-KS) 1996 Presidential Campaign, the Lead Advance Representative at George H. W. Bush's Department of Transportation, the Presidential Advance Representative To President George H.W. Bush, and the Vice Presidential Advance Representative for Vice President Dan Quayle. • Hannah Salem, "Operations Manager for Logistics and Communications" for Women For America First, was the Special Assistant to the President and Director of Advance at the Trump White House, a staffer for former Congressman Spencer Bacchus (R-AL), the Chief Aide And Campaign Manager to former North Carolina State Senator Ronald Rabin (R-NC), a Legislative Aide to former Louisiana State Representative Hunter Greene (R-LA), and an aide to former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA) in the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office. • Ron Holden, "Backstage Manager" for Women for American First, received at least $72,000 from the Trump Campaign for "payroll and consulting," is the former Director of Advance for Trump Attorney General Bill Barr, was an Associated Advance for President Trump, was a Special Assistant at the Trump U.S. Department of Education, and was a Staffer within Former Governor Christ Christie (R- NJ) Gubernatorial Office and Presidential Campaign. • Kiran Menon, "Operations Associate 2" for Women for America First, was an intern for Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE), a staffer for Virginia Republican Tina Ramirez's 2020 Congressional Campaign, an 2 intern for Heritage Action for America, an intern for the Christian Legal Society, and an intern for the American Conservative Union. • James Oaks, "Operations Associate" for Women for America First, received at least $126,000 in salary from the Trump Campaign. • William Wilson, "Backstage Assistant" for Women for America First; received approximately $6,000 from the Trump campaign from October 2020 to November 2020. The Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, spawned from the notorious legacy of anti-feminist and Equal Rights Amendment opponent Phyllis Schlafly, promoted the rally by comparing it to D-Day. • Ed Martin, President of the Schlafly Eagles, was a Missouri GOP candidate for Attorney General and Congress—in addition to being the former chairman of Missouri Republican Party, the chief of staff to former Missouri GOP Governor Matt Blunt, and chair of the St. Louis Board of Elections. • Ryan Hite, Communications Director for the Schlafly Eagles, worked on numerous GOP election campaigns, including Todd Akin's 2012 (R–MO) senatorial campaign and a 2010 gubernatorial campaign in Pennsylvania. The Black Conservatives Fund, which is tied to far right conspiracy group "Stop The Steal," promoted the rally that led to the Capitol riot to its 80,000 followers but then deleted its post touting the event after a major news outlet asked about it. • Ali Alexander, former Senior Advisor to the Black Conservatives Fund and current Director of "Stop The Steal," was a staffer on John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and digital director for Republican Jay Dardenne's 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial campaign. These connections serve as a reminder that mainstream DC conservatives and the groups that stoked the riots are intertwined, despite the national GOP's attempts to distance itself from the insurrection. The movement must internally reckon with its deep ties to the groups behind the rallies and for the election fraud falsehoods its members spread well before January 6, 2021, a new date that "'will live forever in infamy.'" Conservative Groups Organized The "March To Save America" To Protest Certification Of The 2020 Election Results, After Which The Crowd Marched To The Capitol At President Trump's Urging And Then Stormed The Building, Resulting In Multiple Deaths. Groups Including Turning Point Action, The Rule Of Law Defense Fund, Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, Women For America First, Tea Party Patriots, And The Black Conservatives Fund Organized The "March To Save America" To Dispute The Presidential Election Results As Congress Sought To Certify Them January 6th Was The Date Congress Was Scheduled To Vote To Certify The Electoral College Results For The 2020 The Presidential Election January 6th Was The Date Congress Was Scheduled To Vote To Certify The Electoral College Results For The 2020 The Presidential Election. "As President Trump continues to claim falsely that he, and not Joe Biden, won the Nov. 3 presidential election, Congress will meet in a joint session Wednesday to formally count the votes of the Electoral College. The states have already counted their own electors, and Biden won with 306 to 232 for Trump.
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