Print article WASHINGTON Federal authorities announced several new charges Wednesday against people allegedly involved in last week’s riot at the Capitol, including a man said to have worn a pro-Nazi sweatshirt, a five-time Olympic medalist and two police officers from southwest Virginia. Many of the those charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday face misdemeanors and were released without bond, with prosecutors asking only that they be temporarily barred from Washington. “Things that are planned to happen in D.C. perhaps this coming week . . . there is obviously a concern there,” acting U.S. attorney Daniel Bubar said in court of asking defendants to stay away from the region.
By MISSY RYAN, DAN LAMOTHE AND PAUL SONNE | The Washington Post | Published: January 12, 2021 WASHINGTON Pentagon leaders must balance an array of threats on state capitols nationwide against the potential for renewed extremist violence in Washington, D.C., as they consider security plans ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration, senior officials said Tuesday. Intelligence suggesting the potential for armed riots or attacks on state capitols across the country came into focus as the Defense Department scrambled to ensure an adequate plan for providing National Guard aid for the Jan. 20 inauguration and avoid a repeat of last week s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Inside the Capitol siege: Barricaded lawmakers, aides sounded pleas for help as police lost control
Karoun Demirjian, Carol D. Leonnig, Paul Kane and Aaron C. Davis, The Washington Post
Jan. 9, 2021
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Congressional staff members are evacuated by the Capitol Police after protesters breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting a joint congressional session to certify the electoral college vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The growing crowds outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon sounded menacing but at bay as senators began to debate challenges to the electoral college vote. A top adviser to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stepped out of the ornate chamber for a short break.