U.S. Capitol Police on Wednesday warned of a militia’s plan to break into the U.S. Capitol tomorrow, Thursday. US Congress Center. UU., In Washington DC.
In a statement, the body said it had obtained intelligence information that “shows a possible plot by a militia identified to break into the Capitol on Thursday, March 4th.”
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It would be the second time since the January 6 assault. “We have already made significant security updates that include the establishment of a physical structure and an increase in staff to ensure the protection of Congress, the public and our police officers,” the note says.
Tuesday night, Capitol police simply indicated she had been warned of “worrying information related to March 4,” and that he had taken “immediate” steps to bolster security.
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump entered the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.
The head of protocol and security services in Congress, Timothy Blodgett, Sent a message to congressmen on Monday informing them that he was working with police to monitor information “related to March 4 and possible demonstrations around what some call ‘the real day of the investiture'”.
“The importance of this date has apparently diminished among different groups in recent days,” he stressed, however, in an email posted by US media.
Until 1933, the American presidents took power on March 4, and not on January 20 as is currently the case. During the Trump presidency, supporters of the QAnon group enacted, without evidence, that the Republican would save the world from corrupt and pedophile elites.
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Self-proclaimed members of this organization were among the protesters on January 6, protesting for one alleged fraud in the presidential election in which Trump was defeated by Joe Biden.
Although Democrat Biden was ousted on Jan. 20 by QAnon activists, the amount is hard to estimate, they believe Republican Trump will return to power on Thursday.
The importance of this date has apparently diminished among different groups in recent days
Bigger threats
Five people, including a Capitol police officer, were killed during the Jan. 6 assault. More than 270 people are being investigated for their involvement in the riot, according to the FBI.
Accused of “incitement to insurrection“For urging his supporters to march in front of the Congress headquarters, Trump was acquitted by the Senate on February 13th.
Trump never accepted the result of the election won by Biden to consider them fraudulent although he did not present evidence of this. The assault on
Chapters generated a national controversy over the unpreparedness of the security forces and Congress is investigating it.
FBI Director Cristopher Wray on Tuesday defended in Congress the action of the federal police before the assault. In another hearing before lawmakers, General William Walker, head of the National Guard in Washington, said Wednesday that the Pentagon took 3 hours and 19 minutes to authorize the deployment of troops requested by the Capitol Police Chief seeing him overwhelmed by the protesters.
At the same Senate hearing, Jill Sanborn, a senior FBI official in charge of the fight against terrorism, said she hoped that “violent extremists inspired by racial or ethnic, anti-government or anti-authority causes, as well as other domestic extremists who defend political causes, probably represent the greatest threats of domestic terrorism in 2021 and, no doubt, in 2022 “.
EFE and AFP
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