Insider reveals that before Trump urged supporters to march on Capitol, the White House was warned by rally organizers there was no permit for a march, that they'd promised DC Police there would be no march, and that such a march was dangerous. gregpalast.com/insider-white-… #DCRIOTS
“It’s something we advocated against doing for exactly the reasons that ended up playing themselves out,” says source inside Women for America First, the organization that held the permit for the DC rally. #DCRIOTS gregpalast.com/insider-white-…
Even more damning, the march Trump set in motion was led and promoted by ultra-right, violence-threatening extremist #AliAlexander, head of Stop the Steal.
The White House had been warned about #AliAlexander. The leaders of Woman for America First sent several frantic text messages.
"When Ali was putting up things about the Capitol on the 6h, [we were] screenshotting that, sending it to people both at Parks and at the White House."
"When Ali was putting up things about the Capitol on the 6h, [we were] screenshotting that, sending it to people both at Parks and at the White House."
The first news that there would be, despite warnings, an illegal, uncontrolled march was at 12:15 pm when Trump himself surprised the protest organizers with his announcement. gregpalast.com/insider-white-…
Attorney James Lafferty tells me if Trump launched the march knowing it was unplanned & dangerous, it would make him culpable of "high crimes & misdemeanors."
“It doesn’t matter that he didn’t call for or know the details of the damage that would follow.” gregpalast.com/insider-white-…
“It doesn’t matter that he didn’t call for or know the details of the damage that would follow.” gregpalast.com/insider-white-…
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