Guardian: 'Group's 6 January donation shows Trump's grip on attorneys general

[abqtommy]

Watchdogs and ex-prosecutors have strongly criticised the Republican Attorneys General Association’s $150,000 donation'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/24/republican-attorneys-general-funding-6-january-rally-trump

>A key group of Republican attorneys general that donated $150,000 to co-sponsor the 6 January rally where Donald Trump pushed his false claims of election fraud before the Capitol attack could draw scrutiny from a House committee investigating the events on or in the lead-up to the riot.

The group – a part of the Republican Attorneys General Association (Raga) called the Rule of Law Defense Fund – has attracted strong criticism from watchdogs and ex-prosecutors even as Raga looks forward to next year’s midterm elections and many of its members are fighting on numerous fronts against Joe Biden’s agenda.

The controversy around Raga appears to be yet another way that Trump and his supporters have increased their grip on more mainstream elements of the Republican party, and involved them in efforts to further their agenda.

The RLDF, the policy arm of Raga, ponied up $150,000 for the 6 January rally, and arranged robocalls the day before informing people that “we will march to the Capitol and tell Congress to stop the steal,” a message that was probably reinforced by Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, who told Trump’s rally: “We will not quit fighting.”<

There's much more text and a few photos at the link. When are we going to see all
these people in court and jail?

[OneGrassRoot]

1. I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone...

Many of us knew details such as this back in January. So many recent "breaking news" stories are far from breaking news for those of us who have been paying attention all along. What on earth is going on?

I'd like to think there are brilliant people who have made the slow release of information (now that I think about it, it's been since the January 6 commission was formed) for strategic reasons. But most people don't pay attention any more. Cable and network news are like white noise now. I would think a press conference (or mini-documentary..lol) laying out the multitude of crimes would be more effective in swaying the more moderate, apathetic voters who think "both sides do it."

Very frustrating and bizarre.

[abqtommy]

2. "Very frustrating and bizarre." Yes, indeed! nt

[malaise]

3. Every one of them should be disbarred

Every single one - that is all

[dalton99a]

4. Kick