Two Charged in Assault on Police Officer Who Died After Capitol Riot
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April 5, 2021, 7:34 a.m. ETApril 5, 2021, 7:34 a.m. ET
The Justice Department has charged two men in the assault on Brian D. Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died the day after he fought back rioters. President Biden spoke about the stimulus plan this afternoon, ahead of trips he and other administration figures are taking to promote the law.
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Capitol Police officers paying respects to Officer Brian D. Sicknick in the Capitol last month.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Capitol Police are taking steps to scale back perimeter fencing around the Capitol grounds in the next two weeks amid public criticism of the continuing fortifications after the Jan. 6th MAGA riot.
It its place, double-rows of bike racks will provide a buffer protecting police in the event of another mass incursion. The mob of thousands had little trouble pushing back such moveable barriers on Jan. 6th, but since that time Capitol security officials have acknowledged they were not prepared for the mass event that took place.
Police continued to remain on high alert, following public warnings from FBI Director Chris Wray about the threat of domestic terrorism.
FOX has been told that some of the inner fencing and razor wire surrounding the U.S. Capitol will start to come down this weekend. The concertina wire will be removed and the fencing pushed back closer to the Capitol itself.
More than 6,200 National Guard members will take part in the response, McCarthy said.
Roughly 150 Guard members were on the 60-acre grounds Thursday morning, with 850 more expected by the afternoon, he added.
The fence will run along two of Washington, D.C. s most scenic and utilized thoroughfares, Independence and Constitution Avenues, and surround the front and back of the Capitol from 1st Street NE to 1st Street SW, stopping short of the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
It will secure the building and provide a perimeter that lets the Metropolitan Police Department get back into the streets of Washington, McCarthy said. We can take over [the complex s] static security positions, he explained.