Trump has in the past spoken in support of his fans who attacked the US Capitol on January 6 in a bid to stop Joe Biden's certification as president.
But sources told The Times that he wouldn't be going anywhere near Washington on Saturday and would instead spend the day at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey.
"Mr. Trump views the planned protest as a setup that the news media will use against him regardless of the outcome," The Times said, citing people familiar with his thinking.
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The Saturday rally was organized by Matt Braynard, a former data official for the Trump campaign, and is being held in support of those who have been jailed or have faced other punishments in relation to the Capitol riot.
Earlier this week, Braynard said attendees would not be allowed to wear clothing in support of Trump or Biden, adding that the event was not about the election or the candidates.
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They'll be wearing MAGA shit, and carrying signs in support of Trump. Bet.
The Department for Homeland Security said about 700 people were expected to attend the event.
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The event had raised fears of a repeat of the violence on January 6, with intelligence officials saying that several far-right groups, such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, were expected to attend.
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Trump appears not to be the only one concerned that the event was a setup, with NBC News reporting on Wednesday that hard-line Trump supporters and right-wing extremists on social media were riddled with paranoia that the event could be a decoy used to entrap them.
The most paranoid people on the planet.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) expect to skip the “Justice for J6” rally on Sept. 18, according to the GOP duo's spokespeople. [...] Cawthorn and Greene — two of the most vocal elected Republicans who have said some who breached the Capitol were unfairly prosecuted — would have been VIP attendees.
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Braynard dismissed the possibility of violence at his rally, saying his group held “two similar rallies in D.C. at the Department of Justice and at the prison where these political prisoners are being held. These events occurred without incident.”
He added that in addition to working with the Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police, and the Park Police “on a daily basis for over a month,” rally organizers will have “a private, diplomatic security team working with the Capitol Police and many volunteers who will ensure this is a safe and productive event.”
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Reps. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) had joined Greene and Gaetz for a protest outside the Department of Justice at the end of July, though protesters disrupted their event.
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Prosecutors have arrested more than 600 alleged members of the mob that breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, and more than 60 have pleaded guilty for their actions. More than 150 defendants have been charged with assaulting or impeding police during the breach, and prosecutors say more than 1,000 assaults were committed that day.
A small subset of those arrested have been held in prison while they await trial, deemed too dangerous by judges — appointed by presidents of both parties — to remain in the community while they fight the charges against them. Lawmakers who have decried the treatment of these defendants have not identified specific cases they believe to be unfair or inappropriate.
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...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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