CHICAGO (WLS) Illinois National Guard members departed from Peoria Thursday to play a role in the unprecedented security perimeter being placed around the Capitol Mall. We have our set of rules, and we follow those. Those don t change whether it s here in DC or in a different country, we have the same rules on use of force, what we can and can t do. And we follow those regardless of where we re at, said Jacob Moushon, a Technical Sergeant in the Illinois National Guard.
Washington, D.C. is being transformed into Fort Washington, with legions of law enforcement and thousands of soldiers encamped there. Fencing topped by razor wire is being erected to guard against what the FBI calls armed and ready radicals. Federal law enforcement is out with a new and stronger warning for all fifty states that domestic and militia violent extremists may storm state capitols.
Reverend Dr. Silvester Beaman is the pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington.
He will have the honor of delivering the benediction, which is the blessing at the end of the inaugural ceremony. I began to feel the significance of standing in that very same spot, a building erected by slaves, desecrated by this mob. And yet here we are. Our legacy as a nation when it comes to the peaceful transfer of power is still intact. And so I feel like I m representing a whole lot, Beaman told Action News.
Two men from the Chicago area are among those who were arrested and charged at the riots at the US Capitol Wednesday.
That message became even more chilling after a violent mob overran the U.S. Capitol one week ago, trying to stop the certification of Joe Biden s election.
Prosecutors said Capriotti s recording, laced with profanity, said in part that if certain individuals think that Joe Biden is going to put his hand on the Bible and walk into that White House on January 20th, they re sadly mistaken.
Court documents allege that Capriotti continued, saying We will surround the White House, and we will kill any Democrat that steps on the lawn.