Longtime Trump advisers connected to groups behind rally that led to Capitol attack [View all]
Source: ABC News
Roger Stone, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn all promoted the Jan. 6 rally.
ByWill Steakin, Matthew Mosk, James Gordon Meek, and Ali Dukakis
January 15, 2021, 8:57 AM
• 13 min read
Three of the key advisers who helped engineer Donald Trump's' rise to the presidency in 2016, and who fell from grace under the weight of federal criminal charges, resurfaced during Trump's final days in office to help engineer his ill-fated attempt to cling to power.
Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn all participated in efforts to promote the Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" event that ultimately devolved into a riotous and deadly melee at the United States Capitol, leaving five dead and causing Trump to become the only president to be impeached for a second time.
While none of them spoke at the actual rally, Stone whipped up a crowd of Trump supporters in Washington the night before, telling them the president's enemies sought "nothing less than the heist of the 2020 election."
"And we say, No way!" Stone said at the Jan. 5 rally.
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