AL Political Reporter: “Marshall heads the Rule of Law Defense Fund, the dark money fundraising arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, which paid for robocalls detailing when and where citizens should meet at the Jan. 6 rally, which was first reported by the watchdog investigative journalism group Documented.
“We will march to the Capitol building and call on Congress to stop the steal,” the robocall says, as recorded by Documented. “We are hoping patriots like you will join us to continue to fight to protect the integrity of our elections. For more information, visit MarchtoSaveAmerica.com. This call is paid for and authorized by the Rule of Law Defense Fund.”Sign up for our daily newsletter
The now inactive website for the rally — marchtosaveamerica.com — is now down, but from the earliest archived version available, on Jan. 3, the Republican Attorneys General Association is listed as one of the 10 “coalition partners.” Later that same day, in a separate archived version of the site, the group was no longer listed as a participant but was instead replaced with the Rule of Law Defense Fund.
Marshall, in a Jan. 8 message to APR, said he had no knowledge of his organization’s role in the robocalls, and said he had “directed an internal review of this matter.”
“I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the actions of those who attempted to storm the U.S. Capitol, a place where passionate but peaceful protestors had gathered and lawmakers debated inside,” Marshall said in the statement.”