A trove of new records released in the federal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump described how money was spent on Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

The newly released documents also show that an unnamed organization budgeted as much as $3 million on the Jan. 6 rally and related events, including for bringing VIP guests and protesters to Washington and ad buys for a show of force.

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    26 days ago

    Maybe, just maybe…maybe if the sentences we were doling out for sedition/treason/attempted coups was in some way setting an example we wouldn’t have this problem.