Eight days before the Jan. 6 rally, Fancelli wired $650,000 to several organizations that helped stage and promote the event. CNN first reported Tuesday that Turning Point Action covered the speaking fee. The difference is that Turning Point Action has more leeway to engage in political activity, but it is still barred from making politics its primary focus. The Internet Archive shows the site was later updated to refer to groups such as Turning Point as “participating” organizations. In the weeks before the rally, Fancelli emailed relatives and friends with links to Jones’s talk show, according to two people with knowledge of the messages.

Source: Washington Post June 16, 2022 01:49 UTC