FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo, Look Ahead America sponsor Matt Braynard, center, talks to conference attendees at his booth in the merchandise show with a statue of former president Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Capitol Breach Rally Organizer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The architect of an upcoming Washington protest that aims to rewrite history about the violent January assault on the U.S. Capitol is hardly a household name. Matt Braynard toiled in obscurity in Republican politics for decades. But his fortunes changed with Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
He joined a group of Trump allies trying to stop Joe Biden from becoming president, reaping recognition, lucrative fees and a fundraising windfall. Now Braynard wants to expand his influence. He’s holding a rally on Saturday aimed at recasting those charged with the Jan. 6 attack as “political prisoners.” It’s put law enforcement on edge and prompted stepped-up security measures at the Capitol.
We request that anybody attending our events not wear any clothing or have signs supportive of either President Trump or Biden.
Anyone not honoring this request will be assumed to be an infiltrator and we will take your picture, find out who you are, and make you famous.
— Matt Braynard (@MattBraynard) September 14, 2021
Officials from the US Dept. of Homeland Security say it’s all hand on deck for law enforcement for Saturday’s “Justice for J6” rally in Washington, D.C. Officials say they expect only 700 people to take part, far less than the crown of over 100,000 people who took part in a Trump rally before the Jan. 6th seige.
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 500 people in more than 40 states with participating in the Jan. 6 seige at the U.S. Capitol.
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