Chances are something similar even worse than what happened last week in Washington when a violent group of ‘trumpeters’ he stormed the Capitol causing the death of five people is very high.
This was said by the FBI to US lawmakers on Monday during a conference to assess the risks present and in the face of possession of Joe Biden this January 20th.
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According to the FBI count, the far-right groups that participated are promoting one “Take the Navy” not only of the American capital but in the 50 states of country.
“What they told us was terrifying. They’re talking about taking the Capitol again, assassinating the president-elect, burning buildings. This is domestic terrorism and we will not be intimidated”Said House Representative Connor Lamb, who participated in the talk with the FBI.
They talk about taking the Capitol again, assassinating the president-elect, burning buildings
The US President-elect. UU., Joe Biden.
During the meeting, officers not only talked about plans to assassinate Biden but also the vice president Kamala Harris, the President of Congress Nancy Pelosi and even Republican lawmakers who have not supported President Trump and criticized him for promoting last week’s violence.
In several cities in the country, authorities had begun taking extreme measures to defend their institutions in case protesters complied with their threats. Many of these riots are scheduled for this weekend.
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In the capital, meanwhile, all security agencies were coordinating, a massive deployment of public force to defend the Congress and the Supreme Court, The two targets most mentioned by extremists as possible targets.
There is talk of at least 15,000 members of the National Guard, plus Congress Police and rapid response forces. It is already known that access to Biden’s possession in front of the Capitol, Which usually congregates thousands, will be limited to the extreme.
Authorities have also begun a series of moves to stop and arrest the leaders of the uprising even before they manage to reach the capitals and dismantle their communication channels.
According to the same FBI sources, the threats are very serious as they are armed groups. “To the teeth” and have the ability to cause great harm if proposed.
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However, they are confident that they will be able to control them, as this time they are ready for their arrival.
We’ve analyzed what I said … and everyone thinks they were appropriate
Donald Trump before embarking on his trip to Texas.
Brendan Smialowski. AFP
In this same vein, the Washington Post publish a report that the FBI had warned a day before the Capitol assault that protesters were preparing for a “War” and that they would use violence. This report contradicts previous statements by both police and other authorities that the event took them by surprise. They also advanced several investigations that point to a possible nexus of members of the public force after the release of new videos and photos where several of them are seen collaborating with protesters.
Trump, in his first statements since Thursday, sent a message to his supporters indicating that violence is out of place. “We don’t want violence, never violence”, The president told reporters at the White House.
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However he defended the statements he gave on the day of the revolt and which many think were the trigger for the taking of Congress. “We’ve analyzed what I said … and everyone thinks they were appropriate,” said Trump. Something that not even many Republicans or members of their own administration share.
Alex Atzar, his secretary of health, argued Monday that the rhetoric used by Trump before the incident was “Unacceptable.”
It was also questioned whether the president had decided to travel to Alamo, Texas, to deliver one of the last speeches of his term. Alamo is a border city that was named in honor of a famous battle in 1836 and that in EE. UU. It is a symbol of the struggle for independence. In February of this year, a group of about 200 Texas residents fighting for the separation of Mexico, a Franciscan care mission was taken and they resisted for 13 days before being subdued by the forces of the neighboring country, who were far superior.
Trump also insisted that the impeachment trial that Democrats want to advance against is another “Witch Hunt” which puts the country in front of a “Terrible danger.”
Democrats, and some Republicans insist the president should be sanctioned for his role in last week’s events.
This Monday, the House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke Amendment 25 of the National Constitution that allows an incumbent president to be removed without him and half of the cabinet considering that the president is not in a position to govern.
“That the vice president immediately use the powers of section 4 of amendment 25 and mobilize departmental officers to declare what is obvious to a horrified nation: That the President is not in a position to perform his duties“, Says the resolution.
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The text gives Pence 24 hours to execute his term. Failing that, the House would proceed to vote on an article of dismissal against Trump that was already tabled this Monday and calls for the removal of the president to “incite insurrection.”
His approval is taken for granted, as for the Democrats they are the majority in the lower house, and this would make Trump the first president in history to have two political trials opened against him.
The trial would advance to the Senate, but would be postponed until after Jan. 20, once Biden has taken office and Democrats take control of that chamber.
To remove a president, even retroactively, the votes of two-thirds of the Senate are required (67). If passed, lawmakers — mostly simply they can pass a supplementary provision that would disqualify Trump for life from holding public office.
But it is unlikely, at least at this time, that Democrats will succeed in convincing enough Republican lawmakers (at least 17) to remove the president even though he is no longer in the White House.
Largely because they are afraid of political retaliation from a Republican ploy that remains very loyal to Trumpi thinks such a decision would further divide the country.
SERGIO GÓMEZ MASERI
TIME CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON
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