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Meet the guy who outsmarted everyone by applying for DNC protest permits months ahead

Billy Taylor applied more than six months in advance for protest permits, in an effort to crowd out would-be pro-Clinton supporters during this week’s Democratic National Convention.

Billy Taylor, a 31-year-old landscaper and Bernie or Bust activist, applied more than six months in advance for protest permits in various locations in an effort to crowd out would-be pro-Clinton supporters during the Democratic National Convention.

VICE News follows Taylor as he organizes Sanders activists ahead of the week of planned protests.

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