‘Maximum pressure’ activist cooperating with federal Capitol riot investigation

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An organizer of “Stop the Steal” events after the 2020 election is cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Ali Alexander, a right-wing activist, is taking “a cooperative posture” after receiving a federal grand jury subpoena seeking information about people who attended rallies in support of former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., after the November contest, his lawyer said in a statement. The “new” grand jury subpoena said Alexander is not a “target” of the investigation, his lawyer added.

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