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Accused Capitol rioters have raised more than $2M for their legal funds...

• https://www.dailymail.co, By ADAM MANNO

Capitol rioters have raised more than $2 million for legal fees and other expenses, but the hefty sums are drawing the eye of federal prosecutors who argue the donations pose a flight risk for some defendants.

Much of the money has been collected on GiveSendGo, a Christian fundraising site that prides itself on donors 'praying over our campaigns.'

A fundraiser for Joshua James, who was arrested in Arab, Alabama in March on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and illegal entry of a restricted building, has raised more than $192,798.  

The Department of Justice alleges that the 33-year-old and a fellow member of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing anti-government militia, 'drove to the Capitol in a golf cart, at times swerving around law enforcement vehicles' before 'forcibly' entering the building on January 6.

James' wife Audrey says she doesn't know how she'll support herself as a real estate agent with three children, including a three-year-old, while her husband's in jail. 

'Thank you for helping us fight for truth, justice and to bring our Veteran home,' she wrote in the fundraising page she created for him, adding that he's a Purple Heart recipient.

More than 600 people have been charged in connection with the storming of the Capitol. 

Prosecutors are taking note of the cash coming in, and the Justice Department opposed a request from James to be released from home confinement earlier in the summer, according to CNN.

'James argues that he was the 'primary breadwinner for his family' and 'has been unable to earn any income since his arrest.' Yet, James's spouse started soliciting donations on the internet for James and his family within days of his arrest.'


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