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9 Sep, 5 tweets, 2 min read
The chief of the Capitol Police and its top intelligence officer approved permits for six Jan. 6 demonstrations.

The OK came despite signs one used a fake name and five were a proxy for a group staging violent protests across the US. buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
BuzzFeed News got the six closely guarded permits, along with several intelligence assessments, by pursuing an unusual legal strategy.

The documents are a rare window into a secretive organization and its most consequential day.
Police noticed that organizers had ties to Ali Alexander, a right-wing activist behind Stop the Steal. But their assessment said there were no plans for people to enter buildings.

"Acts of civil disobedience/arrests” on Jan. 6 were deemed "Highly Improbable.”
One application was filed in the name of One Nation Under God. An officer found no evidence that group actually existed.

“The permit requests … are being used as proxies for Stop the Steal," the officer said. The permit was approved anyway.
BuzzFeed News is pursuing the release of other records from the Capitol Police and its Office of Inspector General and continues to press its case in federal court.

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