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It was after he made the video. you know, they were trying to distance themselves. there were an awful lot of republicans, initially, trying to distance themselves from the attackers. saying, look, i'm not even sure -- those were probably antifa people in costumes. i'm not even sure they were really trump people. i have heard from a lot of trump supporters, you know, it was a false-flag operation. i guess, they have abandoned that line of argument. and now, they're fully embracing them as trump supporters who somehow are being persecuted. >> and you know what, anderson, they are realready gett...

Matt brainerd. he said these are in fact political prisoners despite the fact most people being held in the jails are accused of violent offenses. a lot of the people have taken plea deals who were nonviolent, just charged with trespassing. the premise a little bit of this rally is off base. they are taking a lot of their talking points and parenting what donald trump has said and is saying. >> it's interesting because when the former president finally did make a video, there was -- or it was actually after he made the video, they were trying to distance themselves. there were an awful lot of ...

And danger to the members of congress. >> reporter: the capitol police memo notes a recent uptick centered on babbitt's shooting and the document warns many might view september 18th as a justice for ashley babbitt rally. the former trump campaign staffer matt brainerd acknowledges this will address babbitt's death. it addresses the hundreds involved who are now facing federal charges. >> we're calling for charges to be dropped against all non-violent offenders who in many cases were walking through capitol doors into a public building held open by capitol police officers. this was a peaceful ...

An nbc poll said that they believe that january 6th is being exaggerated to discredit trump and his allies. maybe it's not showing on fox but yet people who still believe the big lie, as did the people who attacked our capitol, still pose a national security threat as we know we've heard from the fbi. npr has reported the metro police department is going to have an increased presence around d.c. because on september 18th the people who support the former president are going to hold something called a justice for january 6th rally. former trump campaign official matt brainerd is spearheading th...