Saturday, September 18, 2021

Justice for J6 Rally today

DC Guard activates 100 troops to aid Capitol Hill police in advance of Today's rally

Justice for J6 is taking place from 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Eastern at Union Square, between 1st and 3rd Streets NW/SW.

The D.C. National Guard activated 100 troops to support U.S. Capitol Police on Saturday as the nation’s capital prepares for a large rally in support of rioters arrested for their involvement in the deadly Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol building, Pentagon officials said.

The rally organizer Matt Braynard was a strategist for former President Donald Trump’s campaign and has described those arrested for storming into the Capitol on Jan. 6 as “prisoners” being unfairly prosecuted, the AP reported. More than 600 people face federal charges stemming from the January riot that resulted in five deaths.

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