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.

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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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    2 years 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.