Unhinged meetings, tweets and conspiracy theories: Trump ‘incited the Capitol attack’ | FarrahTomazin
: Donald Trump incited the US Capitol attack by fuelling conspiracy theories and posting messages that mobilised extremist groups outraged by the 2020 election result, a congressional probe has found.
According to the committee, Trump supporters – including right-wing militia such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers – began organising themselves immediately after the “call to action”.Credit:One pro-Trump group, Women for America First, had previously applied for a permit to set up a rally in Washington in late January 2020, after inauguration day, but moved their permit to January 6 after Trump’s tweet, the committee found.
“I lost my job since this all happened, pretty much sold my house… It changed my life – and not for the good.” Hutchinson worked for Trump’s then chief of staff Mark Meadows and had a front-row seat to the then president and his key advisers.
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