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Wall Street Journal: Top Trump Donor Funded Rally that Preceded US Capitol
Riot

Reuters

   WASHINGTON - An heiress to the Publix Super Markets chain donated about
   $300,000 to fund a rally that preceded the deadly storming of the U.S.
   Capitol this month by supporters of former President Donald Trump, the
   Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
   The Journal said the funding from Julie Jenkins Fancelli, a prominent
   donor to Trump's 2020 campaign, was facilitated by far-right show host
   Alex Jones. It said her money paid for the lion's share of the roughly
   $500,000 rally at the Ellipse park where Trump spoke and urged his
   supporters to "to fight."
   More than 135 people have been arrested in connection with the January
   6 attack on the Capitol as Congress met to certify Democrat Joe Biden's
   victory in the November election. Five people, including a Capitol
   Police officer, died.

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