United States Capitol Police on Wednesday warned of a militia plan to break into the seat of the United States Congress., in Washington DC.
In a statement, that body said it had obtained intelligence information “showing a possible plot by an identified militia to break into the Capitol on Thursday, March 4.”
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It would be the second time after the attack on January 6. “We have already made important security updates, including 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 read.
On Tuesday evening Capitol Police simply stated that they had been warned of “disturbing information regarding March 4”, and that he had taken “immediate” measures to strengthen security.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump entered the United States Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021.
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 check information “related to March 4 and possible demonstrations around what some are calling ‘the real day of the inauguration.'”
“The importance of this date has apparently diminished among various groups in recent days,” he emphasized in an email published by US media.
Until 1933 US presidents took over on March 4, not January 20 as is currently the case. During Trump’s presidency, followers of the QAnon group declared, without evidence, that the Republican would save the world from corrupt and pedophile elites.
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Self-appointed members of that organization were among the January 6 protesters who protested against one alleged fraud in the presidential election in which Trump was defeated by Joe Biden.
Although Democrat Biden was inaugurated Jan. 20, QAnon activists, whose numbers are difficult to estimate, believe Republican Trump will return to power on Thursday.
The importance of this date has apparently diminished among various groups in recent days.
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Five people, including a Capitol police officer, were killed in the January 6 attack. According to the FBI, more than 270 people are being investigated for their participation in that coup.
Accused of “incite rebellion‘for urging his supporters to march in front of Congress headquarters, Trump was acquitted by the Senate on February 13.
Trump never accepted the results of the election won by Biden as fraudulent, although he has provided no evidence of it. On the attack
Capitol It sparked national controversy over the security forces’ lack of preparation, and Congress is investigating it.
FBI Director Cristopher Wray on Tuesday defended the federal police’s action ahead of the attack in Congress. In another hearing before lawmakers, General William Walker, head of the National Guard in Washington, said Wednesday It took the Pentagon 3 hours and 19 minutes to approve the deployment of troops at the request of the Capitol Police Chief being overwhelmed by protesters.
At the same Senate hearing, Jill Sanborn, a senior FBI official responsible for counter-terrorism, said she expected “ violent extremists inspired by racial or ethnic, anti-government or anti-authority causes, as well as other domestic extremists standing up for political goals. probably represent the greatest domestic terrorist threats in 2021 and certainly in 2022. ”
EFE and AFP
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