Thread by @JasonLeopold

Capitol Police green lit a permit to a non existent group called One Nation Under God (linked to Stop the Steal & Ali Alexander) to protest on Capitol grounds Jan 6. One Nation Under God said Reps Brooks & Biggs were confirmed speakers. Here are others

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Clay Mills, a spokesperson for Brooks, told BuzzFeed News the lawmaker had no plans to speak at the One Nation Under God event at the Capitol and that he never heard of One Nation Under God. But Brooks did speak at Freedom Plaza less than 2 miles away

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The person listed as one of the organizers on the One Nation of God permit application to hold a protest at the Capitol is Nathan Martin, a city councilman in Shelby, Ohio.

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Martin, who worked with Alexander & Stop the Steal, told me in an intv he has no idea why his name was on the One Nation of God permit application. A Capitol Police officer who called him Dec 28 didn't think he was forthcoming, according to his notes

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Martin directed the Capitol Police officer to speak with Stephen Brown, a sound & lighting technician who was handling the set up for One Nation Under God at the Capitol, claiming Brown was the point person

Brown told the officer he was shocked Martin would say that.

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Martin could not explain to me what One Nation Under God’s mission was, how it was formed, and for what purpose. He said he had not seen the permit, could not explain why his name was on it, and was unaware that the demonstration had been capped at 50 people.

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The One Nation Under God demonstration was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. near Constitution Avenue NE and First Street. A stage, podium, and sound system were set up. But Martin said they were never used.

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