Stop The Theft organizer blames far-right allies in January 6 testimony, transcript reveals

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At left, Ali Alexander, organizer of the Stop the Steal rally; right, Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA (screen capture/YouTube/ABC News, @JasonSCampbell/Twitter)

The organizer of the rally that preceded the Capitol Riot reportedly threw his MAGA world counterpart, Charlie Kirk, to the wolves during a meeting with the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol Riot.

Ali Alexander, who organized ‘Stop the Steal’, told the House Select Committee in a closed-door deposition last year that Charlie Kirk, a right-wing media figure and founder of Turning Point USA, was among those responsible of the riot.

Mr. Alexander assured the committee that he was innocent of any wrongdoing.

According to recently released transcripts of the deposition reported by The Daily Beast, Mr. Alexander accused Mr. Kirk and TPUSA of paying to transport angry protesters to Washington DC for Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally.

Sounds like you’re saying that since the buses were paid for, with the exception of a possible one you may have had for Stop the Steal, your involvement with the buses was basically advertising the Turning offer Points from the bus, one of the committee representatives asked Mr. Alexander.

“Yes,” he replied.

Mr Kirk deleted a tweet he wrote in 2021 bragging that TPUSA had funded “over 80 buses full of patriots” to be sent to Washington DC for Mr Trump’s rally.

Mr Alexander’s apparent contempt for Mr Kirk became more apparent on Tuesday night after speaking with The Daily Beast. He told the outlet that he wondered how “Charlie Kirk escaped scrutiny when he had us take all these people on his funded buses.”

“Fortunately, he’s losing donors and popularity while gaining weight. Disgusting!” he told the publication.

He also called Mr Kirk a traitor, telling the outlet that “TPUSA has turned its back on the election integrity movement”.

Mr Alexander also began calling the organization ‘Satanic Trafficking TPUSA’ and accused the group of engaging in a ‘systemic pattern of covering up sex scandals with non-profit money’.

Mr Alexander took to his Telegram channel after the publication of the transcript of his deposition to set up a call with his supporters on Tuesday evening, according to The Daily Beast. He declared victory over the House committee, saying that Mr. Kirk was a “f****** traitor” and that he “violated the January 6 select committee, in a legal rape, in a perfectly legal rape”.

Mr Kirk also sat for a deposition at the request of the House Select Committee. Asked about Mr. Alexander during deposition, he pleaded the Fifth.

The Independent has contacted TPUSA and Mr Kirk for comment.

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