The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The funding was arranged by far-right conspiracy theorist and talk show host Alex Jones.At the rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Trump urged his supporters to go to the capitol and stop Congress from certifying the electoral vote in Joe Biden’s favor, as Trump claimed the election was stolen.
The rally also included an anti-transgender rant by Donald Trump Jr.The result was that the mob broke into and vandalized the capitol, called for the execution of Vice President Mike Pence (who was overseeing the certification), and threatened members of Congress.
Five people died of injuries or health events directly related to the action, and two police officers who responded have since died by.