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Trump Campaign Blasted Out Curious Payments the Day After Jan. 6 Riot – to Dozens Not Previously on the Payroll
Republicans are still throwing money at firms involved with planning “Stop the Steal” rallies ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Donald Trump used the firm Event Strategies to help set up his rally that day, and it’s become the preferred staging group for the former president and other Republicans despite its ties to the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol, reported The Daily Beast.
Trump’s fundraising organizations have paid the firm about $800,000 since the insurrection, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, including a $31,358 payment on Aug. 13 by Make America Great Again Action, a the super PAC previously run by Corey Lewandowski shut down last month amid sexual assault allegations.
The National Republican Congressional Committee reported spending about $3,675 for “facility rental” with the firm and $6,000 for “audio visual/staging” in late June, and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) paid $200,000 and $7,038 to the company in late August.
Trump groups paid more than $4.3 million to individuals and companies involved with organizing the Jan. 6 rally, including about $2.8 million to Event Strategies.
The former president’s campaign also paid out travel reimbursements to nearly 60 people, including many who had not previously appeared on the payroll, the day after the Capitol riot.
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