The text was sent two days before Joe Biden was declared the winner, according to CNN. It reportedly presented strategies followed by the team of then-President Donald Trump in the coming months, as they spread misinformation about electoral fraud and pressured state and federal officials to assist in the effort. The cable news network reported that Trump Jr.’s text made “specific reference to lawsuits and advocacy for recounts to prevent some states from certifying their results.” He also suggested that if these measures did not work, lawmakers in Congress could reject the election results and vote in favor of keeping President Trump in power. Trump Jr.’s lawyer, Alan S. Fouterfas, told CNN on Friday: “After the election, Don received many messages from supporters and others. “Given the date, this message probably came from someone else and was forwarded.” CNN reported that Trump Jr.’s text was obtained by the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Last week, the commission interviewed former President Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kouchner. Their virtual testimonies are the closest the legislators have come to the former president. Separately Friday, Ali Alexander, a conservative activist who helped establish the Stop the Steal movement, said he had been summoned to testify in a federal high court as part of the Justice Department’s extensive investigation into the uprising. In a statement through his lawyer, Alexander said the summons required information about the “Save America Rally” held at Ellipse – hosted by the pro-Trump non-profit organization Women for America First – which was attended by thousands. before an explosion Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6. “I do not think I have information that they find useful, but I cooperate as best I can, further reiterating that I am not a target because I did not do anything wrong,” he said. Alexander appeared voluntarily for hours in December before a House committee investigating the uprising, providing congressional investigators with a series of documents and information about his communications with lawmakers. In court documents, Alexander’s lawyers said he told congressional investigators he remembered recalling “some phone conversations” with Paul Gosar MP R-Ariz., And exchanged text messages with Mo Brooks spokesman R-Ala. ., in view of the rallies of January 6. “I did nothing wrong and I have no evidence that anyone else had any plans to commit any wrongdoing,” Alexander said. “I denounce anyone who planned to overthrow my permitted event and the other permissible events of that day at the Capitol in order to organize any counterproductive activities.”
