The insurrectionist mob that showed up at the president's behest and stormed the U.S. Capitol was overwhelmingly made up of longtime Trump supporters, including Republican Party officials, GOP political donors, far-right militants, white supremacists, members of the military and adherents of the QAnon myth.
The insurrectionist mob who stormed the US Capitol last week was overwhelmingly made up of supporters of US president Donald Trump, including Republican Party officials and donors, far-right militants, white supremacists and members of the military, an investigation shows.
They came from across America, summoned by Mr Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor.
The president had tweeted a week before Christmas: “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Some members of the mob were adherents of the QAnon conspiracy myth that the US government is secretly controlled by a cabal of Satan-worshiping paedophile cannibals.
The Associated Press reviewed social media posts, voter registrations, court files and other public records for more than 120 people either facing criminal charges related to the Jan. 6 unrest or who were later identified through photographs and videos taken during the melee. They were overwhelmingly longtime Trump supporters.
Records show fervent President Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover Share Updated: 11:22 AM CST Jan 11, 2021 By MICHAEL BIESECKER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, GILLIAN FLACCUS and JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press
Records show fervent President Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover Share Updated: 11:22 AM CST Jan 11, 2021
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