The assault on the US Capitol was a glaring example of the right-wing extremist movement, which now rivals the threat posed by international terrorism, according to former and current counterterror officials. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports.
Enhanced Security and Potential Delays Ahead of Monday Gun Rally
The Virginia State Capitol, boarded up and fenced off ahead of planned rallies Monday. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
Residents and public officials in capital cities are holding their breath this weekend, as they prepare for potential armed protests leading up to the presidential inauguration. Richmond is no exception.
The city declared a State of Emergency Monday following FBI warnings and had already planned for large crowds, many carrying firearms as part of the annual pro-gun Lobby Day protest organized by the Virginia Citizen’s Defense League.
Capitol Square was closed to the public Thursday and will remain closed through at least Jan. 21.
What right-wing groups are saying online about possible Michigan demonstrations Ashley Nerbovig, For the Detroit Free Press
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Michigan’s right-wing groups are posting online saying both that they will and they won’t demonstrate in Lansing this weekend ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, but experts don’t believe the threat of more violence has ended.
And conspiratorial Michiganders believe so deeply in an imminent communications blackout that the CB radio business is booming.
Michael Edison Hayden is a senior investigative reporter and spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center. In a news conference Friday, Hayden said he thinks demonstrations at state capitals are more likely than at the U.S. Capitol this weekend.