- Publix supermarket heiress Julie Fancelli was willing to contribute up to $3 million for the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally, a transcript shows.
- Trump spoke to supporters at the rally before they stormed the Capitol.
- The transcript released by the House select committee shows Fancelli gave money to Charlie Kirk, Alex Jones, and Roger Stone, the Washington Post reported.
Publix grocery heiress Julie Fancelli offered up $3 million to fund the pro-Trump rally in Washington DC that led to storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to transcripts released Wednesday by the House select committee investigating the insurrection.
Fancelli, also a top donor to former President Donald Trump, contributed $1.25 million to right-wing figure Charlie Kirk’s groups Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action, and $200,000 to conspiracy theorist and right-wing talk show host Alex Jones, to facilitate the rally and transportation, The Washington Post reported.
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