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This is the first part of a two-part Raw Story series exploring pro-Trump organizer Cindy Chafian's actions before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read Part 2 here.

Two golf carts sped toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, lurching forward as space in the torrent of Trump supporters opened, then abruptly closed. Sirens wailed as Washington, D.C., police units responded to the chaotic scene.

The carts, driven by pro-Trump rally organizer Cindy Chafian and her husband, Scott, carried an assortment of passengers, including the wife of conspiracy trafficker Alex Jones and Nathan Hughes, an Arkansas man who’d later be charged with assaulting law enforcement, disorderly conduct and other offenses for actions he would allegedly take in the hours to come....

Donald Trump's rhetoric, the same kind Jack Smith recently flagged in the criminal case in which the former president was charged for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, has already caused attacks, CNN contributor and former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone said Saturday.

Fanone appeared on CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta on Saturday, and was asked about the recent threats Trump has posted on social media. Those same threats were flagged by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who cited them in his request for a protective order in the case.

Fanone said it's "deeply personal" for him....