A top official with the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) has resigned after the revelation that the group's dark money PAC, the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF) participated in the "Stop the Steal" rally/insurrection. The group paid for a robocall giving mob participants the agenda of the "march to save America," including the instructions that "At 1:00 p.m., we will march to the Capitol building and call on congress to stop the steal. We are hoping patriots like you will join us to continue to fight to protect the integrity of our elections."
Adam Piper, the executive director of RAGA has stepped down from the national association of the top Republican law enforcement officials in their states. After the news broke of the RDLF's coordination in the insurrection, the chair of RAGA, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued a statement that he "unequivocally had no knowledge or involvement" in the decision and Piper initially said that RAGA and RLDF "had no involvement in the planning, sponsoring or the organization of Wednesday's event." That despite the fact that the robocall telling people where to go for the whole event and the agenda ended with "This call is paid for and authorized by the Rule of Law Defense Fund."
Clearly the big money backers of RAGA and RLDF weren't buying that. After inquiries from "Popular Information" three major corporate donors—Facebook, Lyft, and DoorDash—have suspended their donations. The University of Phoenix is asking for its money back—$50,000 for 2020 alone. More are piling on according to Judd Legum, founder of "Popular Information."
Smithfield Foods, which donated $50,000 in 2020, Edison Electric, which has given $240,000 in the past six years, and the Recording Industry Association of America which has given $180,000 since 2014 are also suspending donations. As Legum points out, the amounts are so large because RAGA is a nonprofit and can accept unlimited direct corporate contributions.