Grocery Heiress Testifies To Helping Fund January 6

The Washington Post reports:

Groups under the direction of pro-Trump activist Charlie Kirk received $1.25 million. Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and far-right media personality, scored $200,000. Roger Stone received funds to fly privately to Washington.

This money — aimed at financing protest activity on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol — came from Julie Fancelli, a daughter of the founder of the Publix grocery store chain.

In all, Fancelli, 73, was willing to shell out as much as $3 million to people and groups protesting congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory, according to a transcript of her interview before the House panel probing the siege on the Capitol.

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This money — aimed at financing protest activity on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the deadly attack on the Capitol — came from Julie Fancelli, a daughter of the founder of the Publix grocery store chain. https://t.co/RxCcjRWkIM

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 22, 2022