U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D), was on the Senate floor Jan. 6, debating on the certification of the Arizona vote for the U.S. Presidential election when it was announced there was a security concern.
“Within a matter of minutes, we rushed off the Senate floor and to a private stairway, past windows where I saw a mob carrying baseball bats, pipes, Trump flags, Confederate flags,” Blumenthal said.
Blumenthal was among those who went “down the stairs, into a tunnel, and into a safe place.” when rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol building on Jan 6 during the certification of the electoral college votes. By the end of it all, at least five people, including a Capitol Police officer and a woman shot by police, died. As of Friday, USA Today reported various changes that will be made to inauguration festivities because of safety concerns, from U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden (D) not taking an Amtrak to Washington D.C., to many states beefing up security around their own cap
Published January 15, 2021 •
Updated on January 15, 2021 at 11:21 pm
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The FBI memo to law enforcement agencies across the country warned of possible armed protests at all 50 state Capitols, starting Jan. 16.
The FBI New Haven division said that between now and the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, they will be “maintaining an around the clock heightened posture to monitor for any emerging threats to the region.” Connecticut officials are increasing security at the state Capitol in response to an FBI memo warning that there may be armed protests at 50 state capitols across the country.
The New Haven Field Division in an email Friday gave an update on actions that the FBI Connecticut has undertaken since the riots last week at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC to protect Connecticut communities.