groups rebels want to ‘fly’ to the Capitol when U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech to lawmakers, he has today accused the acting Chief of Police of the building housing Congress of that country, Yogananda Pittman.
According to the Capitol police authority, that appeared before a subcommittee of the lower house, these groups were present in the chaos generated in this building when the Congress session ratified the electoral victory of Biden, a fact that brought about the death of five people, among them a police in functions.
“We know that militia members who were present on January 6th they have expressed their desires that they want to fly the Capitol and kill as many members (of Congress) as possible, with a nexus with the state of the Union, on which we know a date has not yet been set, “Pittman told the appearance on the attack on the legislative building.
It was precisely on January 6 when hundreds of supporters of former President Donald Trump violently entered Congress, where they broke into the offices of several lawmakers, manipulated documents and stole items from the iconic building.
All this happened after a speech by the former president, who did not acknowledge his responsibility to alter the order and was later acquitted in a political trial for this case.
Based on the information available to them, Pittman has deemed it “prudent” for Capitol Police to maintain security measures.
Following the assault on the Congress headquarters, authorities have placed several fences around the enclosure and deployed members of the National Guard as well as a military corps to the reserve.
Pittman has stressed that the extremists who broke into the Capitol were not only interested in attacking lawmakers and security guards.
“They wanted to send a symbolic message to the nation about who was in charge of the legislative process“He warned.
Pittman, who replaced former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund after his resignation following the chaos, said intelligence requested before the attack did not show that he was there. there would be “no credible threat.”
“It has been hinted that the department (which runs) he did not know or ignore crucial intelligence which indicated that an attack of the magnitude we were experiencing on January 6 was going to take place, ”the official said, adding that such information never existed.
He added that “although we knew of the likelihood of violence by extremists, no credible threat it indicated that tens of thousands were going to attack the Capitol of the United States, neither the Intelligence received by the FBI, nor by any other security partner indicated such a threat “.
The official also noted that it is estimated that there were 10,000 pro-Trump protesters in the vicinity of the Capitol on January 6, and that about 800 burst inside, in front of the 1,200 agents who were working. that day to ensure the safety of the enclosure.
Biden’s speech before the Capitol
According to US media, Biden is expected to deliver his speech, similar to that of the State of the Union, which is made before lawmakers on his one year in power. The president seeks to send a message to explain his government plans and the successes of his administration in the first weeks.
It is expected to be a joint session of Congress, after the Legislature approves a third economic bailout for the coronavirus pandemic.
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