Organizer of Saturday rally looks to rewrite Jan. 6 history

The designer of an upcoming Washington protestation that aims to rewrite past astir the convulsive January battle connected the U.S. Capitol is hardly a household name.

Matt Braynard toiled successful obscurity successful Republican authorities for decades.

But his fortunes changed with Donald Trump’s 2020 predetermination defeat. He joined a radical of Trump allies trying to halt Joe Biden from becoming president, reaping recognition, lucrative fees and a fundraising windfall.

Now Braynard wants to grow his influence.

He's holding a rally connected Saturday aimed astatine recasting those charged with the Jan. 6 onslaught arsenic “political prisoners.”

It's enactment instrumentality enforcement connected borderline and prompted stepped-up information measures astatine the Capitol.