There are going to be more pro-Trump and MAGA rallies in D.C. on Dec. 12, but they likely won’t be as large as the ones that happened last month, organizers write in their National Park Service permit application.

The rallies are set to take place two days before electors in each state are set to cast their votes for President of the United States, which will officially make Joe Biden president-elect and Kamala Harris vice-president-elect.

On Nov. 14, thousands (mostly mask-less) people rallied in D.C. in support of Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen election. It turned violent at night.

While a significant number did show up, it was far from the millions that was promoted and claimed.

Women For America First — a conservative group supporting the “America First agenda ” — was one of the organizations behind those Nov. 14 rallies, and requested use of Freedom Plaza, John Marshall Park, and Upper Senate Park for first amendment activities in the application for the planned December rally received by NPS on Nov. 16 and obtained by DCist/WAMU.

In it, organizers say they are planning for 5,000 people. However, it hedges that number by saying “we know it will be more than 50 but it won’t be like 11/14/20.”

A permit issued to the group by NPS, however, lists the anticipated number of participants at 15,000. The group will gather for a rally at Freedom Plaza, featuring speakers like including former Trump administration adviser Sebastian Gorka, recently presidentially-pardoned Michael Flynn, and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, before marching to the Supreme Court, per the document.

The permit also includes an agreed-upon COVID-19 mitigation plan which states that everyone will “wear a mask unless unable to” or “formal speakers with 6’ separation exempted when speaking.”

Million MAGA March also states on their website they are organizing a rally from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sylvan Theater grounds on the National Mall. According to their website, more than 21,000 people are slated to attend.

But another permit issued by NPS to Alex Stovall, who is listed as a speaker on the Million MAGA March website, lists the event’s anticipated number of participants at 500 people. It also says they will be rallying about second amendment rights.

Both permits note that demonstrations should be concluding at 4 p.m..

March for Trump bus tour is also promoting a march on December 12. To avoid potential conflicts, they are asking people to avoid what they are calling the “D.C. No Go Zone,” which extends from Scott Circle to the north to BLM Plaza to the south and 18th Street to the west and Franklin Square to the east. They say that this area “is a well know staging area for ANTIFA and BLM.” According to their website, one of their sponsors is My Pillow.

NPS has received several other applications for first amendment demonstrations on Dec. 12 as well, most listing November’s election results as the reason for protesting. A number of the permits were applied for under individuals’ names, so it’s unclear what organizations they represent.

What’s more, as reported by Washingtonian earlier this week, Women For America First’s Dec. 12th rallies were going to be moved to the Lincoln Memorial. But it appears that plans have changed again, at least partially.

Initially, the Presidential Inaugural Committee held a permit for Dec. 12 at Freedom Plaza for the inaugural parade setup, according to NPS spokesperson Mike Litterst. But the Presidential Inaugural Committee has given up their permit to allow the Women For America First to hold their rally at Freedom Plaza, as opposed to the Lincoln Memorial.

This is due to the fact that the parade set-up for the Jan. 20 inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden hasn’t started yet, Litterst wrote in an email to DCist/WAMU. Knowing that the area was free on that date, the National Park Service reached out to the Presidential Inaugural Committee to see if they were willing to relinquish the permit. They were “willing to accommodate the request.”

In other words, the very thing these pro-Trump organizations are protesting has given them the ability to have that protest.

The permit will be issued this week, writes Litterst, where details like times and number of estimated participants will be finalized.

DCist/WAMU has reached out to Women For America First for more details about their plans but didn’t get a response prior to publishing.

Already, a number of local organizations are planning counterprotests.

Defend D.C. is organizing a rally at Black Lives Matter Plaza on Dec. 11 and 12. They are asking people to come out to the plaza to make it “the safest space in the city for DC residents” and “to make sure Proud Boys and other neo-fascists cannot go unopposed.”

Defend DC is endorsed by Black Lives Matter DC, ShutDownDC, and All Out DC, according to their website.

Black Lives Matter D.C. is hosting their own “Get This Dance & Black Joy” event at BLM Plaza with a live DJ starting at 2 pm. ShutdownDC is also asking folks to call a number of local hotels to tell them to enforce the current D.C. travel guidelines and to require a negative COVID-19 test as well as refuse service to those not wearing a mask.

They/Them Collective, a local group of queer, enby, trans, Black, brown, and indigenous activists, is also planning counterprotests on that day. There will be one at noon to “protect BLM plaza” and a march at 5 p.m. Refuse Fascism is also hosting a rally at BLM Plaza on Saturday.

Due to these marches and protests, D.C. police have announced a number of parking restrictions and road closures (except for essential travel and going to and from residences) for Saturday. Closures include Constitution Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue to 23rd Street Northwest, Independence Avenue Southwest from 14th Street to Ohio Drive, the 9th Street Tunnel, and the 12th Street Tunnel. MPD does not anticipate closures on Friday or Sunday, but there’s potential for intermittent closures those days.

This story has been updated with more information about the marches, counterprotests, and road closures.