First, they answered Trump's call to open their wallets. Then, they stormed the Capitol.

[Nevilledog]

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Allan Smith
@akarl_smith
NEW: Political donations from alleged Capitol rioters surged after the election, with most going to Trump and affiliated groups.

One alleged rioter, who made just one donation prior to Nov. 3, made nearly 40 to Trump and his aligned groups after he lost

First, they answered Trump's call to open their wallets. Then, they stormed the Capitol.
An NBC News analysis of Federal Election Commission filings found that people alleged to be rioters upped their contributions after Election Day.
nbcnews.com
6:11 AM · Mar 24, 2021

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/capitol-riot-suspects-ramped-donations-trump-after-his-election-defeat-n1261431

After President Donald Trump lost his re-election campaign, he immediately began asking his supporters for money, a plea that he insisted was necessary to bankroll his fight built on the false claim that the election was stolen through rampant fraud.

James Uptmore, like hundreds of other people, opened his wallet. Weeks later, he was among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors say.

An NBC News analysis of campaign finance filings found that in the five weeks after the election, those charged in the Capitol riot increased their political donations by about 75 percent compared to the five weeks leading up to the election. Many had made very few or no donations at all in previous years, but they began escalating their numbers of contributions as Trump was trying to overturn Joe Biden's victory.

Trump and his aligned groups, including the Republican National Committee, raised $207.5 million in the 19 days after the election.

Uptmore, 63, of San Antonio, made just a single $250 donation to a Trump PAC between Trump's first run for president and the 2020 election, according to the Federal Election Commission. That all changed in the weeks after the Nov. 3 election.

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[soothsayer]

1. Gullible people

[NQAS]

2. There was an Inside Edition video posted here a little while ago

The closing clip observed the it was the former guy who brought the insurrectionists to D.C. And the final question was, Is he culpable for everything that happened after?

Not sure if this is analogous. Four guys drive up to a convenience store. Three go in, the driver stays with the car. The three guys say they're going to get chips and cokes. Instead, they kill the clerk and steal the money. They then run out to the car and tell the driver - usually some hapless kid or gangster wannabe - to get them the hell out of there.

Well. . . that kid is also tried for murder, even though he didn't go in the store and (claims) he didn't know they were to going to rob the place. That kid is convicted along with the other three. Heck, I've read stories where the driver is the only one convicted.

As I said, not sure it's analogous.

[Scrivener7]

3. Fools and their money.