The Rule of Law Defense Fund who helped organize the Capitol riots received $ from:

Koch Industries ($375k)
Comcast ($200k)
Walmart ($140k)
Home Depot ($125k)
Amazon ($100k)
TikTok ($75k)
Facebook ($50k)
Fox Corporation ($50k)
Uber ($50k)
Google ($25k)
+ many more https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1347956641430429697
For clarity: "The Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF), a 501(c)(4) arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), helped organize the protest preceding the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol." The DIRECT recipient of these funds was RAGA, not RLDF.
Unclear if these funds were explicitly allocated to support RLDF efforts. Either way it should prompt us to think about the due diligence process used to consider funding.
More context to add: Not uncommon for foundations/companies to fund through 3rd party orgs & fiscal sponsors. They are still responsible for stipulating where funds go. If companies were unaware of the $$ trail, it calls their due diligence practices into question.
I don't know the rules of viral Twitter but news outlets have reported on the potential for escalated violence on Inauguration Day so pls donate to DC-based grassroots & mutual aid groups to ensure our D.C neighbors are supported: https://twitter.com/AishaThinker/status/1347019590132490240?s=19
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