Ali Alexander, the leader of the "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington, DC, said he will comply with a congressional subpoena over his role in the Capitol riot.
Donald Trump spoke at the rally. Five people, including a police officer, were killed in the siege on the Capitol.
Despite Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election, rioters were encouraged by Trump's calls to protest. Trump supporters attempted a coup while members of Congress were meeting to certify the results and verify Biden's presidency.
The January 6 Select Committee, made up of a group of Republican and Democratic representatives, has been issuing subpoenas to collect documentation and testimony in its investigation of the Capitol riot.
Alexander said in a Telegram message Saturday evening that he would comply with the subpoena.
He doesn't have money to spend on legal bills so he wouldn't challenge the subpoena.
He said that he didn't want to go to jail. I will be deposed privately in December under threat of imprisonment and spending tens of thousands of dollars on lawyers.
Over 700 people have been charged in relation to the riot.
In February, CNN reported that FBI affidavits and court documents showed insurrectionists were trying to destroy evidence of their involvement in the Capitol riot. CNN reported that some people tried to wipe their hard drives of evidence of their involvement.
The FBI could charge them if they boasted of their involvement.
