The group claimed after the story broke that they were just leading Project Veritas on. Now they seem to be suggesting that it was all part of a disinformation campaign to depress attendance at the inauguration and related events and balls.
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/01/17/disruptj20-dramatically-scales-back-plans-to-sabotage-inauguration-after-project-veritas-sting/