“A wealthy Trump donor who helped finance the rally in Washington on Jan. 6 also gave $150,000 to the nonprofit arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, records show, funds that a person familiar with the contribution said were intended to fund robocalls to promote the rally,” reports the Washington Post.

“On Dec. 29, Julie Jenkins Fancelli, daughter of the founder of the Publix grocery store chain, gave the previously undisclosed contribution to RAGA’s nonprofit Rule of Law Defense Fund, or RLDF, records reviewed by The Washington Post show. On the same day, the records show that Fancelli gave $300,000 to Women for America First, the ‘Stop the Steal’ group that obtained a permit for the rally featuring former president Donald Trump.”

“Funding for the events in Washington that day is a focus of the House select committee investigating the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol that followed the rally. The panel is also interested in the role state officials, including attorneys general, played in encouraging people to go to Washington on Jan. 6 and in supporting Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, according to people familiar with the committee’s work.”

“The leaders of Women for America First have been subpoenaed by the committee, as has Caroline Wren, a Republican fundraiser who was listed on that group’s permit as a ‘VIP ADVISOR’. Both of Fancelli’s donations were arranged by Wren, according to the records and the person with knowledge of the contributions, who like some others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.”

“’We have many questions about coordination and funding, and we are actively seeking records and testimony that will answer those questions,’ said committee spokesman Tim Mulvey. ‘Many witnesses are already engaging with the committee, and we expect cooperation to help us get the answers we’re seeking.’ The documents sought by the subpoenas sent to rally organizers were due Wednesday.”