Republican AGs Deny Backing D.C. Rally That Led to Riot
- GOP group says staffer support wasn’t authorized by leaders
- Democratic AG leaders mock hypocricy of ‘law and order’ party
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The leader of a Republican attorneys general group sought to distance his organization from Wednesday’s deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, saying staffers’ decision to be involved in a rally before the riot wasn’t authorized.
The Rule of Law Defense Fund, an offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association, was listed as a participant in the “March to Save America” gathering in Washington that turned into a violent raid on the Capitol after Trump and other addressed the crowd, according to an archived web link for organizers of the event which has since been taken down.