1. BREAKING

3 major corporations say they'll suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association, which helped drive participation in last Wed's events

@Facebook

@Lyft

@DoorDash

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@Facebook @lyft @DoorDash 2. University of Phoenix (@UOPX) is taking things a step further.

The for-profit university, which donated $50,400 to RAGA last year, is demanding its money back

"We have asked RAGA to return our contribution to us as soon as possible."

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3. @Lyft tells https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ that it "not be renewing our membership in RAGA for 2021"

@Facebook says it was "surprised and appalled" by the RAGA's conduct

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4. @DoorDash says that "Any individual or organization that encouraged or facilitated this horrific behavior must be held accountable."

All this is a wakeup call for the Republican Attorneys General Association, which has accepted NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS INVOLVEMENT
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6. The Republican Attorneys General Association, through its policy arm the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF), sent a robo-call urging "patriots" to congregate at the White House and then "march to Congress" to "stop the steal."

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7. RAGA also played a key role in setting the predicate for what devolved into a violent riot. Starting weeks before the election, the organization pushed conspiracy theories suggesting Democrats were conspiring to "steal" the election.

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8. https://t.co/JhoV1QDaTS heard from several other major RAGA donors.

@Yelp ($15,375) said it was "suspending and reviewing our political contributions in light of last week's events."

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9. A number of corporate donors expressed concerns about RAGA's activities without explicitly addressing future donations to the group.

@Microsoft
@smiledirectclub
Eli Lilly (@LillyPad)
Johnson & Johnson (@JNJNews)

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