Salon reports:
One of the principal organizers of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol disclosed names of several Republican lawmakers who he was in communication with prior to the attempted insurrection, according to a new report.
Lawyers for Ali Alexander, who played a key role in founding the “Stop the Steal” movement which sought to use false claims of election fraud to overturn the 2020 election results, confirmed in a new court filing that he spoke with GOP Reps. Paul Gosar, Mo Brooks and Andy Biggs in the days leading up to Jan. 6.
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NEWS: Ali Alexander told Jan. 6 investigators he had “a few” phone calls with Rep. Gosar, met Andy Biggs in person and exchanged a text with Mo Brooks.
He shared that text, along with 1,500 others, with the committee, his lawyers say.https://t.co/h2OMBPLZyd
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 18, 2021
Alexander revealed those details in a court filing late last night. He’s suing to block the Jan. 6 committee from getting his phone records from Verizon, claiming they would reveal privileged contact with people he spiritually advises, among others.https://t.co/h2OMBPLZyd
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 18, 2021