Donald Trump has loudly touted his support for the hundreds of Jan. 6 participants whove faced charges, convictions, and imprisonment all year. Now theyre ready for their close-up at the Republican convention but theres no indication that its coming. <\/p>\n
The Republican National Committee and Trump campaign aides are keeping their cards close to the vest on any convention decisions. (An RNC official, when asked about possible plans surrounding Jan. 6 and the convention, said in a statement that speculation on programming and speakers is just that.) But a lawyer whos been a key connector between Jan. 6 defendants and Trumps campaign says hes seen no indication planners are interested in taking up offers to have a speaker representing the cause be featured at the upcoming event. <\/p>\n
I made a few inquiries about that, but it didnt really go nowhere, said Joseph McBride, who told Semafor back in March that he hoped the movement would have a convention presence. I dont think you have any real interest of anybody outside of the immediate circle at the top. <\/p>\n
McBride suggested that activism around Jan. 6 makes a lot of these people uncomfortable, but that the RNC risked ceding ground to their critics to define the movement. <\/p>\n
Its unfortunate, but theres a lot of weak people, spineless people in that group, he said. What can you do? <\/p>\n
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