The executive director of the Association of Republican Attorneys General resigned amid a reaction against the decision to send automatic calls asking people to march to the United States Capitol.
Adam Piper stepped down after spending four years with the organization, a national group that represents the main law enforcement officials in his states.
The organization and a fundraising arm, the Rule of Law Defense Fund, was attacked after it was reported by NBC News and other media that they paid for automatic calls to leave the day before a pro-Trump crowd breaking into the Capitol last Wednesday.
“Every decision that Adam made on behalf of the RLDF was with the best intentions and the best interests of the organization in mind,” said Steve Marshall, chairman of the rule of law defense fund, in a statement.
Piper said that serving Republican attorney generals has been “the honor of a lifetime and, honestly, a dream.” He did not respond to a request for comment.
The Rule of Law Defense Fund was one of the organizations participating in the rally that preceded the Capitol incursion.
The robocall that came out the previous day did not advocate violence or suggested that the building should be tampered with. But it made the protesters go to the Capitol.
“At 1 pm, we will march to the Capitol building and ask Congress to stop the theft,” said the voice on the tape, obtained by NBC News.
Several companies that donate to the organization told NBC News that they were shocked by the automatic calls.