- Ali Alexander said he has faced multiple lawsuits since the Capitol riot.
- But he told the Nebraska Examiner that he feels prepared to take on the legal challenges.
Ali Alexander, the far-right activist who helped plan the "Stop the Steal" rally that preceded the Capitol riot, said that his high-school debating skills were helping him deal with the January 6 lawsuits he's facing.
Alexander's rally, which took place outside the White House on January 6, 2021, featured a speech by former President Donald Trump.
In an interview with the Nebraska Examiner published on Monday, Alexander said he was facing an avalanche of litigation after the insurrection that has led to "crippling and crushing" legal bills.
"God certainly prepared me for this moment. It's taken all of my life experience, be it being a champion debater in high school. My mother's a lawyer," Alexander told the Nebraska Examiner.
"And so, I think that that prepared me for the post-Jan 6. fallout, where I face more lawfare than any other single individual other than Donald Trump," he said, using a word that means using a country's law to go after enemies.
Alexander graduated from Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Worth, Texas. It is unclear whether he was on any debate teams, and the school did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
The activist also told the Nebraska Examiner that he was working with four different lawyers to take on "several" legal challenges. It is unclear how many Alexander is facing.
But in the interview, he cited a lawsuit by a group of Capitol Police officers who were attacked during the insurrection and have since accused Trump and his allies of intentionally sending a violent mob to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election.
Alexander also testified to the House January 6 committee last year after being subpoenaed. A month before he testified in December, he said he cooperated with the investigation because he doesn't have "money to spend on legal bills."
Alexander's lawyer did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In the Nebraska Examiner interview, Alexander continued to deny any involvement in organizing the storming of the Capitol, adding that he had multiple permits to hold the "Stop the Steal" rally.
"I'm not responsible for what happened, and Trump's not responsible for what happened," he told the newspaper.