Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry tied to group that summoned 'patriots' to Capitol to 'stop

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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry tied to group that summoned ‘patriots’ to Capitol to ‘stop the steal’


Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry belongs to an association that helped lead, finance and organize the right-wing rally on behalf of President Donald Trump that ended with a violent attack at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. The Rule of Law Defense Fund, an affiliate of the Republican Attorneys General Association, for which Landry serves as chairman, sent out a robocall message Tuesday encouraging “patriots like you (to) join us to continue to fight to protect the integrity of our election.”

The connection between the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF), a 501(c)(4) arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), and Wednesday’s “March to Save America” rally was initially reported by Documented, a left-leaning website that describes itself as “a watchdog group that investigates how corporations manipulate public policy, harming our environment, communities, and democracy.” RAGA’s website highlights Landry as the 2020 chairman of their organization and a current member of their executive committee as of Friday. And in the federal tax filings for its corporate affiliate, Landry is listed as a co-director of the RLDF. Those tax documents, which were the most recent available to the public, were for the 2017 fiscal year but were filed in November 2018.

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As of Friday, Landry was prominently featured on the splash page of the organization’s website. The attorney general, who is typically vocal on social media as current events unfold, has been silent about Wednesday’s events. Other than clarifying that Landry was RAGA’s 2020 chairman, his office has not responded to questions regarding the details of this story.

Although it could not be determined Thursday whether he was still a co-director of the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF), Landry was part of a video for the group in November and was elected chairman of RAGA in 2020.

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