Tag Archives: Matt Braynard

The Arizona Mirror reports: A right-wing organization that calls the perpetrators of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol “political prisoners” is trying to find jobs for the insurrectionists. “Many of these folks, for ultimately being charged with misdemeanor trespass, have had their savings wiped out, lost their jobs, lost their homes, lost their businesses,” Matt Braynard, executive director …

The Hill reports: The organizer for Saturday’s “Justice for J6” rally is asking that attendees do not wear pro-Trump clothing at the event. Matt Braynard, the organizer behind the rally and a former Trump campaign staffer, asked attendees not to display any symbols that are supportive of former President Trump, contending the demonstration is “100% about #JusticeforJ6 and not the …

The Washington Post reports: Law enforcement authorities are monitoring plans by supporters of former president Donald Trump to rally outside the U.S. Capitol later this month to argue that the hundreds of people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection are political prisoners, an assertion that has exploded beyond far-right rallying cries and into mainstream conservatism. Look Ahead America, a nonprofit …

The Daily Beast reports: D.C. police are on high alert ahead of a planned September rally in support of imprisoned Jan. 6 riot suspects, but those close to the ringleader of the original rally want nothing to do with it. Playing on popular pro-Trump talking points, the rally scheduled for Sept. 18 calls for the release of alleged Capitol rioters, …

The Huffington Post reports: The former data chief for Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign has announced a protest next month at the nation’s Capitol — to rail on behalf of so-called “political prisoners” charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection. “We’re going back to the Capitol, right where it started. And it’s going to be huge,” Matt Braynard told former White House …