在特朗普支持者暴民的前几天冲击美国国会大厦周三，总统先生唐纳德·特朗普的政治机构在幕后与支持特朗普的团体合作，规划和推动华盛顿特区的活动，最终导致周三对国会的攻击。

周三，特朗普总统在椭圆形总统公园举行的“拯救美国游行”集会上发表讲话，敦促大量支持者走向国会大厦为了抗议选举团的计票——告诉人群他会加入他们，但最终没有这样做——在发表了一篇演讲后，他提出了毫无根据的指控选举被操纵，并告诉吵闹的人群“你永远无法用软弱来夺回我们的国家。你要表现出实力。”

特朗普的命令导致数千名他的支持者游行到国会大厦，在那里一些人将压倒执法，推翻路障，并在国会大厅内制造骚乱，这是一次史无前例的袭击，造成五人死亡。

消息人士说，虽然“拯救美国游行”集会被公开宣传为由与总统团队没有直接关系的团体组织，包括“妇女为美国第一”和“停止偷窃”，但在幕后，白宫工作人员和总统的亲密盟友，包括前特朗普竞选团队人员，与组织者合作，计划和宣传周三的活动，这些活动最终将爆发为对国会大厦的致命袭击。

“妇女为美国第一”执行董事凯莉·简·克莱默提交的集会许可证于1月4日获得批准。凯莉·简·克莱默是该组织创始人、前茶党活动家艾米·克莱默的女儿。根据美国广播公司新闻获得的文件，许可证规定活动将从上午9点到下午5点举行，有30，000人参加。

“美国妇女第一”是一个非营利的501(c)4组织，成立于2019年。自11月选举以来，该组织一直带头组织挑战选举结果的活动、公共汽车旅行和抗议活动，这些活动通常以总统竞选团队和家庭成员为特色。

消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，许多曾参与总统2020年竞选的工作人员参与了活动空间的搭建和拆除，包括国家广场的舞台。特朗普竞选团队否认其团队的任何活跃成员参与了集会的规划，并在一份声明中告诉美国广播公司新闻，“我们没有组织、运营或资助这次活动。此次活动的组织或运作没有涉及任何活动人员。如果竞选活动的任何前雇员或独立承包商参与了这次活动，他们不是按照特朗普竞选活动的指示这样做的。”

在国会大厦遭到袭击后，“美国妇女第一”在其网站上发布了一份来自克雷默的声明，谴责暴力行为，并与任何责任保持距离。

"我们明确谴责任何类型和任何情况下的暴力行为。"声明写道。“我们对集会后在国会山爆发的暴力事件感到悲伤和失望，这些暴力事件是由少数坏人煽动的。”

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2021年1月6日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在华盛顿的一次集会上发表讲话。

“不幸的是，几个月来，左派和主流媒体告诉美国人民，暴力是一种可以接受的政治工具。他们错了。不是的。我们袖手旁观和强烈支持国会警察和执法人员，我们的组织在发生的不幸事件中绝对没有扮演任何角色，”克雷默的声明说。“真正令人难过的是，一小撮人的恶行将掩盖我们今天发起的有成千上万美国人参加的和平活动的巨大成功。唐纳德·特朗普总统发起的运动尊重法治，支持我们的执法，并认为暴力在当今政治中没有一席之地。”

克雷默和“美国妇女第一”没有回应美国广播公司新闻的置评请求。该团体没有披露其资金，与其他要求向联邦选举委员会披露捐助者的政治委员会不同，其501(c)4地位意味着法律不要求其披露捐助者。美国广播公司新闻部审查并提交给联邦选举委员会的一份披露显示，“美国妇女第一”在2019年2月向一个名为“妇女投聪明票”的超级政治行动委员会捐赠了19，000美元，该委员会支持共和党众议员格雷格·墨菲

根据美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)获得的音频，特朗普竞选团队在选举后的私人电话中呼吁外部代理人和组织者做好准备，开展活动，展示公众对总统的支持。

特朗普竞选经理比尔·斯捷潘(Bill Stepien)在电话中说:“在这种情况下，我们可能需要你在你们州的抗议活动中提供帮助，以确保总统得到代表，我们这边的论点得到体现。”“在接到通知的那一刻，我们可能需要你在地面上的帮助和支持，你知道，挥舞旗帜，呼喊总统的名字和支持。”

特朗普在12月中旬第一次宣传这项活动，当时他还不到20岁宣布成为演讲者。他的参与直到集会前几天才公开宣布。除了总统本人在1月6日之前几周推动集会之外，他的竞选团队还利用其庞大的社交媒体影响力，在推特和脸书上向数百万追随者宣传集会。

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唐纳德·特朗普总统举行集会，争夺2020年总统选举的认证

在华盛顿特区的“早安美国”周五，司法部长卡尔·拉辛(Karl Racine)表示，他的办公室将调查那些煽动周三暴力事件的人，包括特朗普总统。

“显然，国会大厦是暴徒行为的中心。拉辛说:“小唐纳德·特朗普、鲁迪·朱利安尼，甚至总统都呼吁支持者和仇恨团体去国会大厦，用鲁迪的话来说，就是‘伸张正义’。”。“我们不仅要调查暴徒，还要调查那些煽动暴力的人。”

自11月大选以来，尽管筹集了大量资金，但总统竞选团队还是大幅裁员，并在很大程度上依靠外部团体的幕后帮助，如“美国妇女第一”和“停止偷窃”(一个支持特朗普的团体，对2020年的选举结果提出质疑)，以开展活动，显示总统在竞选失败后的支持。

特朗普总统在集会上发表讲话前不久，一段视频发布在脸书由小唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump Jr .)拍摄，总统在助手和家庭成员的陪同下，包括参谋长马克·梅多斯(Mark Meadows)和高级顾问丹·斯卡维诺(Dan Scavino)在内，对人群进行了调查。

在网上，“拯救美国游行”活动页面显示了抗议者在总统演讲后前往国会大厦的计划。

“与特朗普总统和# StopTheSteal联盟站在一起，早上7点在椭圆公园(总统公园)。我们国家的命运就取决于此。下午1点，我们将游行到美国国会大厦，抗议选举团的认证，”活动注册页面上写道。

“停止偷窃”组织也在网上分发了一份传单，显示总统讲话后在国会大厦计划进行抗议。

当抗议者聚集在国会大厦时，“阻止偷窃”的国家组织者阿里·亚历山大发布了一段视频，他自己俯瞰着下降到国家首都的大海，他说，“我不否认这一点。我不谴责这一点。”

Trump allies helped plan, promote rally that led to Capitol attack

In the days before a violent mob of Trump supportersstormed the U.S. Capitolbuilding on Wednesday, PresidentDonald Trump'spolitical apparatus worked behind the scenes with pro-Trump groups to plan and promote events in Washington, D.C., that ultimately led to Wednesday's attack on Congress.

Speaking at the "March to Save America" rally at the Ellipse in President's Park on Wednesday, President Trump urged a sea of supporters tomarch to the Capitolin protest of the Electoral College vote count -- telling the crowd he'd join them but ultimately not doing so -- after delivering a speech pushing baseless and unfounded claims that theelectionwas rigged and telling the rowdy crowd that "you'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength."

Trump's order sent thousands of his supporters marching to the Capitol, where some would overpower law enforcement, topple barricades and riot inside the halls of Congress in an unprecedented attack that left five people dead.

While the "March to Save America" rally was publicly promoted as being organized by groups not directly tied to the president's team, including "Women for America First" and "Stop the Steal," behind the scenes White House staff and close allies of the president, including former Trump campaign staff, worked with the organizers to plan and promote the events on Wednesday that would ultimately erupt into the deadly storming of the Capitol, sources said.

A permit for the rally submitted by "Women for America First" Executive Director Kylie Jane Kremer -- the daughter of the group's founder, former Tea Party activist Amy Kremer -- was approved on January 4. The permit stated that the event would take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with 30,000 attendees, according to documents obtained by ABC News.

"Women for America First" is a nonprofit 501(c)4 organization that was founded in 2019. Since the November election, the group has taken the lead in organizing events, bus tours, and protests challenging the results of the election, which often feature members of the president's campaign and family.

Sources tell ABC News that many staffers who had worked on the president's 2020 campaign were involved in setting up and taking down the event space, including the stage on the National Mall. The Trump campaign denied that any active members of its team were involved in the planning of the rally, telling ABC News in a statement, "We did not organize, operate or finance this event. No campaign staff was involved in the organization or operation of this event. If any former employees or independent contractors for the campaign worked on this event, they did not do so at the direction of the Trump campaign."

Following the attack on the Capitol, "Women for America First" posted a statement on its website from Kremer denouncing the violence and distancing itself from any responsibility.

"We unequivocally denounce violence of any type and under any circumstances." the statement read. "We are saddened and disappointed at the violence that erupted on Capitol Hill, instigated by a handful of bad actors, that transpired after the rally."

"Unfortunately, for months the left and the mainstream media told the American people that violence was an acceptable political tool. They were wrong. It is not. We stand by and strongly support the men and women of the Capitol Hill police and law enforcement in general and our organization played absolutely no role in the unfortunate events that transpired," Kremer's statement said. "What is truly sad, is that the misdeeds of a handful of people will overshadow the overwhelming success of the peaceful event -- attended by hundreds of thousands of Americans -- that we sponsored today. The movement that was launched by President Donald J. Trump is one that respects the rule of law, supports our law enforcement and believes that violence has no place in politics today."

Kremer and "Women for America First" did not respond to ABC News' request for comment. The group has not disclosed its funding, and unlike other political committees that are required to disclose donors to the Federal Election Commission, its 501(c)4 status means it is not required by law to disclose its donors. A disclosure reviewed by ABC News that was filed to the FEC shows that "Women for America First" donated $19,000 in February 2019 to a super PAC called "Women Vote Smart," which supported Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C.

On a private call following the election, the Trump campaign called on outside surrogates and organizers to be ready to put on events and show public support for the president, according to audio obtained by ABC News.

"At a moment's instance, we may need your help at protests in your state to make sure that the president is represented and our side of the argument shows," Trump Campaign Manager Bill Stepien said on the call. "At a moment's notice, we may need your help and support on the ground, you know, waving the flag and yelling the president's name and support."

Trump first promoted the event in mid-December before he wasannounced as a speaker. His participation wasn't publicly announced until just days before the rally. Beyond the president himself promoting the rally weeks ahead of January 6, his campaign also used its large social media presence to boost the rally to millions of followers on Twitter and Facebook.

On "Good Morning America" Friday, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine said his office will investigate those who incited Wednesday's violence, including President Trump.

"Clearly, the Capitol was ground central in the mob's behavior. Donald Trump Jr, Rudy Giuliani, even the president were calling on supporters and hate groups to go to the Capitol, and in Rudy's words, 'exercise combat justice,'" said Racine. "We're going to investigate not only the mob, but those who incited the violence."

Since the November election, the president's campaign has significantly trimmed down its staff despite massive fundraising hauls, and has largely leaned on the behind-the-scenes help of outside groups like "Women for America First" and "Stop the Steal," a pro-Trump group contesting the 2020 election results, to conduct events that show support for the president following his loss.

A short time before President Trump spoke at the rally, a video posted onFacebookby Donald Trump Jr. showed the president, surrounded by aides and family members including Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and top adviser Dan Scavino, surveying the crowd.

Online, a "March to Save America" event page showed plans for protesters to head to the Capitol following the president's speech.

"Take a stand with President Trump and the #StopTheSteal coalition and be at The Ellipse (President's Park) at 7 am. The fate of our nation depends on it. At 1:00 PM, we will march to the US Capitol building to protest the certification of the Electoral College," the event signup page read.

A flyer was also circulated online by the group "Stop the Steal" showing a planned protest at the Capitol following the president's remarks.

And as the protesters swarmed the Capitol, "Stop the Steal" national organizer Ali Alexander posted a video of himself overlooking a sea descending onto the nation's capital saying, "I don't disavow this. I do not denounce this."