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sabra

(30,404 posts)
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 01:26 PM Jan 2021

AP source: Lawmakers threatened ahead of impeachment trial

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second trial of former President Donald Trump nears, including ominous chatter about killing legislators or attacking them outside of the U.S. Capitol, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.

The threats, and concerns that armed protesters could return to sack the Capitol anew, have prompted the U.S. Capitol Police and other federal law enforcement to insist thousands of National Guard troops remain in Washington as the Senate moves forward with plans for Trump’s trial, the official said Sunday.

The shocking insurrection at the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob prompted federal officials to rethink security in and around its landmarks, resulting in an unprecedented lockdown for Biden’s inauguration. Though the event went off without any problems and armed protests around the country did not materialize, the threats to lawmakers ahead of Trump’s trial exemplified the continued potential for danger.

Similar to those intercepted by investigators ahead of Biden’s inauguration, the threats that law enforcement agents are tracking vary in specificity and credibility, said the official, who had been briefed on the matter. Mainly posted online and in chat groups, the messages have included plots to attack members of Congress during travel to and from the Capitol complex during the trial, according to the official.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/lawmakers-trump-impeachment-trial-b9a44a269d6cfeee28e79b46572d28a6

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Initech

(101,283 posts)
7. I'm more interested in where they are coming from.
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:18 PM
Jan 2021

Russia? 4chan? The Proud Boys? A combination of all of the above? Until we pinpoint the source and start arresting these clods, this may never go away.

EndlessWire

(7,124 posts)
4. But, unlike before,
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 02:00 PM
Jan 2021

the NG is now armed with lethal weapons. No free ride for a mob. Very dangerous indeed.

Thank you NG, for your service.

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