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able to raise money after you were deplatformed?

A Yes.

Q And, if so, how?

A Yes. Like I said, the technical details are above my pay grade. We saw the credit card processor, and they built something custom. And that's on the stopthestealdot—that was on the stopthesteal or is on the stopthesteal.us website.

Q Okay. Great. So Stop the Steal through the website, you use a credit card processor. And you're able to directly take donations through that credit card processor through your website. That's perfect. I totally understand that. Appreciate it.

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Q Mr. Alexander, when did you start planning the January 6th events? Approximately when?

A I probably actually should have nailed down that date. The date I keep using is I think December 16th.

Q Okay.

A But I do know I made a public tweet about it.

Q Yep. Yep.

A And at first people are just going to go to State capitols.

Q Okay. So around December 16th, December 17th, it's fair to say you started thinking about the 6th as the next event in D.C.?

A I know I made the announcement prior to President Trump.

Q Okay. And President Trump made his announcement on Twitter on December 19th. Does that sound about right?

A That sounds right.

Q That was like the same day you were having—or I don't know if you were