Trump Overruled Plan To Ban Extremist From J6 Rally

The Daily Beast reports:

When advisers for former President Donald Trump were helping to set up the Jan. 6 rally outside the White House, Trump’s inner circle tried to prevent “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander from speaking. Trump confidants were so concerned about associating the president with Alexander that, despite Alexander being a central organizer for the Jan. 6 rally, they repeatedly took steps to distance Trump from Alexander.

Alexander—whose real name is “Ali Akbar”—had a criminal record from 2007, when he pled guilty to felony property theft and was sentenced to 12 months probation. But more than that, Alexander had become a far-right agitator. And still, despite all the warnings, Trump overruled his advisers and made sure Alexander had a speaking spot—if not on Jan. 6 during Trump’s rally at the Ellipse, then at least at Freedom Plaza on Jan. 5.

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Newly-released transcripts show that among those pressing to ban “convicted felon” Alexander was Katrina “Convicted Shoplifter” Pierson.

Alexander, who has claimed that videos showing him at the Capitol on January 6th are “deep fakes,” last appeared on JMG when he claimed that he has the ability to time-travel.

When advisers for Donald Trump were helping to set up the Jan. 6 rally outside the White House, Trump’s inner circle tried to prevent “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander from speaking. And still, despite all the warnings, Trump overruled his advisers. https://t.co/D0Jrkxk7zv

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