Law enforcement officers and members of the media appeared to outnumber protesters during the “Justice for J6” rally in Washington on Sept. 18 in support of those who have been detained by the federal government for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Only a few hundred people attended the event, according to video footage and photos. U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to news outlets that between 400 and 500 people showed up. The protesters found themselves in the midst of numerous officers clad in riot gear, along with plainclothes police and law enforcement on bicycles and horses. Several arrests were made by U.S. Capitol Police, the agency said in a Twitter post, including one after someone spotted “what appeared to be a handgun on a man in the crowd.” A witness told Capitol Police officers, who later detained the suspect, although it isn’t “clear why the man was …
Police, Media Appear to Outnumber ‘Justice for J6’ Protesters on Capitol Hill
September 19, 2021
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