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Nonprofits helped organize the pro-Trump rally before the Capitol siege – but they probably won't suffer any consequences

  • Written by Ellen P. Aprill, Professor of Law; John E. Anderson Chair in Tax Law, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
imageBefore hundreds of angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, thousands took part in a nearby rally. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Editor’s note: Some of the money used to organize the Jan. 6 pro-Trump “March to Save America” came from social welfare groups. One of them, Women for America First, notably obtained a permit from the...

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