when i talked to matt brainerd, he said, hey, if there is any trouble on september 18th, it's becausethe leftists who are infiltrating our group. so they are already preparing those talking points, again. false potentially talking points they already floated after january 6th. >> all right. jessica schneider, josh campbell, appreciate it. thank you. >>> coming up next, new reporting tonight from the white house about president biden and his administration messaging to democrats about another pivotal moment for his presidency. cash back new card members earn at the end of their first year automatically woo! i got my mo-ney! it's hard to contain yourself isn't it? uh- huh! well let it go! woooo! get a dollar for dollar match at the end of your first year. only from discover. ready to turn your dreams into plans and your actions into achievements? explore over 75 programs and four-week classes at national university. your future starts today at nu.edu. psst! psst! allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst

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 protest for people's civil rights that have been denied. >> the internal memo says 500 people plan to attend and counter protests are expected. the memo notes the prior events have bhad much less. the danger is diminished since congress is on recess. one proud boy leader has encouraged followers to show up while others from the far right group are discouraging attendance online. capitol police note nine republican members have been invited and all but three have declined the invitation, marjorie taylor greene, matt gaetz and matt kawthorne. all of the chatter should be taken seriously. >> if they're seeing and hearing the same things they heard before january 6th, they should be taking better preparations an

matt brainerd, a former-donald trump campaign staffer, insists many people at the capitol on january 6th were peaceful protestors who have been unfairly prosecuted. his group drawing a distinction between them and the violent rioters who clashed with police and destroyed property. >> we think that anybody engaged in political violence on january 6th should be locked up for a very long time. >> reporter: but some who turned out deny the reality of what happened that day. >> what would qualify them as being violent? >> attacking a police officer on camera? >> i don't think that happened all that often. >> reporter: more than 600 people have been charged in connection with the capitol riot. about 70, mostly violent offenders remain in jail while another 70 have already pled guilty. hoping to avoid a repeat of january 6th, police put up fences around the capitol and supreme court and deployed more security cameras. 100 national guard members were on standby just in case. but many far-right groups stayed away, worried they'd be arrested. >> they were saying this was an elaborate trap. >>

. >> we mentioned the organizer of this rally is a trump campaign staffer named matt brainerd. he claims that the people in charge of the insurrection were mistreated. trump was on brand echoing that view and saying, quote, our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly relating to the january 6 protest concerning the rigged presidential election. of course, that contains a lie. there was no rigged presidential election. saturday's rally in d.c. may not be the only one. several others expected this weekend, and next saturday for good measure, all around our country. today we also learned the house committee that is investigating 1/6 has asked the pentagon for a slew of documents related to security planning ahead of the riot. house members are also seeking any records related to the joint chiefs of staff chairman mark milley's actions on that day following the reports documented in this new book that say milley assured china that trump would not authorize a strike against them. tonight we're also on the eve of what could be a major recommendation concerni

the protest was organized by matt brainerd, a former trump campaign staffer in his organization.tors saturday say those arrested after the january 6th attack on the capitol, which left five people dead, are political prisoners. cnn's shimon prokupecz reports. >> reporter: a peaceful end to the rally. so much of d.c. concerned, police, capitol police, washington, d, police were so concerned over the level of chatter and threat. the protest came to an end with no incident. it lasted just about over an hour. some police officers still remain here. you can see here along the capitol, some of them are now sitting. i don't know if you can see that in the distance. but for the most part, this went as well as police had expected. they said it would last just over an hour, and that's exactly what happened. the event organizer, the rally organizer, at the end, spoke to the crowd, told them it was time to leave, that they should thank the police for being here. told them to wave at the police officers as they left. he was saying that one of the reasons why perhaps they didn't have a bigger

everybody will be ready, more ready for them >> reporter: that plan hatched by former campaign aide matt brainerd, saying he's expecting about 700 attendees in the event. no current elected officials are expected to speak. he claims that justice for j6 rally aims so show support for hundreds arrested for storming the capitol who he claims were not violent, along with ashley babbitt, the rioter shot dead. >> our people understand the stakes they know the eyes of the world are on them, and we are prepared to have a peaceful exercise of our first amendment rights >> reporter: law enforcement officials aren't taking his word for it every capitol police and d.c. police officer will be on duty every saturday with the national guard asked to stand by. newly placed security cameras dot the property the capitol police chief briefing congressional leaders on intelligence about the rally on monday. >> they're handling this in a very professional, thorough way, and i think they're much better prepared than they were before january 6th. >> all the extremist forums that cheered on the january 6th capitol attac

matt brainard, is blasting out plans to get hundreds to the u.s. capitol next saturday to support the 600-plus rioters who are now facing federal charges. brainerdoners who have been wrongfully prosecuted even though many of them were caught on tape january 6th. >> we are going to push back against the phony narrative that there was an insurrection. >> reporter: brainerd's plans are prompting security concerns on capitol hill, especially after a succession of violent incidents post-january 6th. in april, a car slammed into a police barricade killing one officer and injuring another. in mid-august, a man claiming to have a bomb set off a five-hour standoff with police before surrendering. no bomb was found. cnn has learned d.c. police will be fully activated on september 18th. days off are cancelled for all officers, and civil disturbance units will be on standby. the department is also monitoring online chatter and travel bookings to gage the possible crowds. cnn has learned capitol police have already requested support from neighboring police departments in maryland and virginia to be fully prepared even if the crowds don't materialize. >> we d

matt change. at the end of the day, i think here's what happens. i think powell gets reappointed, i think brainerd and i think you'll end up getting more regulation in the financial system, probably a bit bearish for financial as and crypto but i think -- financials an crypto but i think more of the same for everyone else. dagen: scott and allie, thank you so much for being with us this morning and hold that dog close, allie. much more ahead this morning -- >> what about the chewy earnings. dagen: much more ahead this morning. coming up, shock and disbelief, i speak with one afghanistan war veteran slamming president biden's botched withdrawal as the taliban shows off u.s. military equipment now in their control. life threatening conditions across the northeast, meantime, the remnants of hurricane ida bringing record-breaking rain as millions of people in the south remain without basic necessities. and joining the conversation all morning long, christian whiten and of course tep, you're watching "mornings with maria" live on fox business. there's a line between drinking and riding. alcohol limits