Armed Groups Descend on State Capitols Amid Fears of Unrest at Joe Biden Inauguration
On 1/18/21 at 5:38 AM EST
Armed groups and pro-Trump protesters gathered outside several state capitols across the country over the weekend as fears of unrest ahead of President-Elect Joe Biden s inauguration continued.
Only small protests materialized at statehouses after authorities had braced for violence by boarding up windows, setting up police barricades, shutting buildings down and deploying National Guard troops in the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Protesters marched on statehouses in Ohio, Texas, Oregon and Michigan, as well as Washington, D.C., but the demonstrations remained peaceful while most capitol buildings across the U.S. remained quiet.
The internal report, which does not appear to have been shared widely with other agencies, was among the flags that experts say should have alerted officials to the risks on Jan. 6.
Capitol Police report warned three days before attack that Congress itself could be targeted
Supporters of President Trump take over balconies and inauguration scaffolding at the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Washington Post photo by Matt McClain)
Published January 16. 2021 12:19AM
Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - Three days before thousands of rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol, an internal Capitol Police intelligence report warned of a violent scenario in which Congress itself could be the target of angry supporters of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, laying out a stark alert that deepens questions about the security failures that day.
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