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☆ 20,000 guardsmen to deploy for Biden inauguration
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Lisa Lambert | Makini Brice | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Congress acted to impeach him, President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy at least 20,000 troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden. About 8,000 National Guard troops were on hand for Trump’s 2016 inauguration, Reuters reported at the time. While the House of Representatives debated a formal charge of “incitement of insurrection,” Trump and the Republican National Committee called for an end to violence ahead of the Inauguration. Incoming troops will be responsible for securing the city before Biden’s inauguration, with new fencing engulfing the Capitol area. Two officials said some National Guard troops were deputized as Capitol Police officers to carry out law enforcement functions if needed.

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☆ House Republicans scoff at new security measures in place at the US Capitol less than a week after Trump provoked a violent insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

A number of House Republicans sparred with Capitol police Tuesday over new security measures that were implemented in the wake of the Capitol siege on January 6. Reporters at the Capitol building saw GOP lawmakers — including Reps. Lauren Boebert, Louie Gohmert, and Steve Scalise — scoffing at the newly installed metal detectors at the US Capitol. A number of House Republicans are flouting the new security measures put in place at the Capitol building in the wake of a violent insurrection attempt on January 6, according to reporters covering Capitol Hill. After pro-Trump rioters breached the Capitol building last week, Capitol police implemented new safety protocols, including newly installed metal detectors and mask requirements. Aside from those who argued with Capitol police, GOP freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon supporter, complied with the new security measure.

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ET Capitol Riot Live Updates: Trump Urges No Violence or Vandalism at Planned Demonstrations The fallout from last week’s attack on the Capitol continued as the Army secretary announced that the inauguration would be secured by armed National Guard members. “In lights of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind,” Mr. Trump said. For President Trump, the past week has included a flurry of rebukes from businesses and once-loyal politicians. A majority of House members vote to impeach. Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City is ending its contracts with the Trump Organization after the deadly riot incited by President Trump at the U.S. Capitol.

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ET Capitol Riot Live Updates: Federal Authorities Sound a Warning; Trump Urges No Violence The deadly breach at the Capitol will be a “significant driver of violence” for armed extremists who are targeting the presidential inauguration, according to a bulletin issued by federal authorities. “In lights of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind,” Mr. Trump said. Shortly before Mr. Trump’s statement was released, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader, spoke on the House floor, pinning blame on Mr. Trump for the attack. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who stood by the president during lesser controversies, told his associates that he believed Mr. Trump had committed impeachable offenses. The House is expected to impeach Mr. Trump, for the second time, on Wednesday.

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☆ The chief of Capitol Police said he tried 6 times to call reinforcements to deal with pro-Trump rioters, but kept getting blocked
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Bill Bostock | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Sund told The Washington Post he unsuccessfully asked the Senate and House Sergeants at Arms multiple times for permission to call the National Guard. Sund told The Post: "If we would have had the National Guard we could have held them at bay longer." After that Sund called Irving and Stenger for an update, but got none. After that Sund called Irving and Stenger again for an update, but got none. Sund called Irving and Stenger again for an update, but got none.

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☆ FBI, NYPD told Capitol Police about possibility of violence before riot, senior officials say
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Ken Dilanian | Ken Dilanian Is A Correspondent Covering Intelligence | National Security For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

The chief of that force was quickly forced out of his job, as were other key legislative security officials. "Prior to this event, the FBI obtained credible and actionable information about individuals who were planning on traveling to the protests who expressed a desire to engage in violence," the senior FBI official told NBC News. The FBI official said that by dissuading some extremists from traveling to Washington, the bureau may have prevented an even more violent situation. Riot police push back a crowd of President Donald Trump's supporters after they stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Washington, D.C. police are responsible for crowd control in the city, and the mayor of Washington told Justice Department officials she didn't want or need their help.

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Because the vast majority of the Capitol mob was allowed to leave the building free of arrest, investigators now face the massive undertaking of identifying and tracking down hundreds of people from all over the country. Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images“I’m not going to play Monday morning quarterback to see when or why they didn’t do it,” Sherwin said. One demonstrator, an Air Force veteran from California named Ashlii Babbit, was shot dead by Capitol police. "Clearly there's failures," former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said on NBC's "Today" show Thursday. "United States Capitol Police officers and our law enforcement partners responded valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions as they stormed the United States Capitol Building," he said.

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They said they saw white privilege and double standards and questioned whether the police response would have been the same had the rioters been Black or brown people or their allies. "What we saw was a system of law enforcement that's designed to protect certain people." Wednesday's riots at the Capitol was an unfriendly reminder of the country's racial double standards. Four people died during the Capitol riots, including a woman who authorities said was fatally shot by Capitol Police. Had that been Black protesters storming the Capitol, we would have seen a completely different response," he said.

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She also owned a pool service and supply business with her husband, according to her now-deleted Facebook page. Though some of her family members expressed confusion about why Babbitt would break into the Capitol, her social media postings offered some insight into possible motivations. Using the handle CommonAshSense, Babbitt’s Twitter account was almost singularly focused on radical conservative topics and conspiracy theories. In 2020, Babbitt began to tweet with QAnon accounts and use QAnon hashtags. QAnon conspiracy theorists subscribe to a false belief that high-profile Democrats and Hollywood celebrities are ritually sacrificing children and that Trump is fighting to stop it.

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☆ Former Capitol police chief shares thoughts on why officers appeared to let rioters in
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said he wants to give police "the benefit of the doubt" and hopes they were attempting to de-escalate Wednesday's events when they appeared to let pro-Trump rioters inside the legislative building. A ceremonial event at the Capitol affirming that President-elect Joe Biden won the November election was abruptly paused Wednesday afternoon after hundreds of rioters stormed inside. In the midst of the riot, videos surfaced of police appearing to let the protesters inside the building. The Capitol Police have not publicly commented on the riot and did not return a request for comment on Thursday. Photos from the chaos showed some lawmakers praying as rioters ran amok inside the building, many of them carrying pro-Trump banners and some waving Confederate flags.

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And security initially was handled almost entirely alone by the U.S. Capitol Police, a 2,000-member force under the control of Congress and dedicated to protecting the 126-acre Capitol Grounds. In stark contrast, those agencies were aggressively deployed by the Trump administration during last summer’s police brutality protests in Washington and elsewhere in the United States. “I truly had to suspend my disbelief because I didn’t think you could breach the Capitol,” said Gainer, the former Capitol Police chief. As Trump returned to the White House, the crowd headed to the Capitol building. Video footage showed Capitol Police overwhelmed by vastly superior numbers of intruders as the mob grew into the thousands.

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☆ Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four people died and 52 were arrested, Washington D.C.’s police chief said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory. A police officer detains a pro-Trump protester as mobs storm the U.S. Capitol, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. Several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or prohibited firearms. Contee declined to identify the woman a Capitol Police officer shot and killed, saying next of kin notification was still pending. It was not clear if other federal or local police agencies, including the Capitol Police, had made additional arrests.

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☆ Some Trump supporters expected in court, as police hunt for more who stormed U.S. Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The first round of supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen attack on the seat of government are due in court to face charges on Thursday, as police step up their search for perpetrators of violence. Several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or prohibited firearms. A total of four people also died on Wednesday during the chaos at the Capitol, including one woman who was shot by a Capitol Police officer. Three other people also died on Wednesday because of medical emergencies, he added, and 14 police officers were injured - two of whom remain hospitalized. It was not clear if other federal or local police agencies, including the Capitol Police, had made additional arrests.

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☆ FBI seeks public's help in identifying Trump supporters who stormed U.S. Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI sought the public’s help in identifying the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, as the Justice Department said on Thursday a policy adopted in the summer to consider sedition charges for anti-racism protesters would also apply in this case. The U.S. Capitol Police said they had arrested another 14 suspects in connection with the rioting, most charged with unlawful entry. Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen “continues his commitment to the charging considerations” spelled out in the summer memo laying out that policy, a Justice Department spokesman said in a statement on Thursday. Several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or prohibited firearms. The Capitol Police are now facing questions about why they did not do more to secure the Capitol building.

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☆ FBI seeks public's help in identifying pro-Trump rioters who stormed U.S. Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI sought the public’s help in identifying the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, as the Justice Department said a policy adopted in the summer to consider sedition charges for anti-racism protesters would also apply in this case. However, federal prosecutor Alyse Constantinide put many of them on notice that the Justice Department was still reviewing the cases and could bring additional criminal charges. Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen “continues his commitment to the charging considerations” spelled out last year, a Justice Department spokesman said in a statement on Thursday. Rosen added in another statement that some of the agitators will face federal charges. The Capitol Police are now facing questions about why they did not do more to secure the Capitol building.

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☆ DC police chief says 3 people died of medical complications as pro-Trump rioters violently stormed the US Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Tyler Sonnemaker | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

DC Police Chief Robert Contee III said during a press conference late Wednesday evening that three people died earlier in the day due to medical conditions amid rioters' violent takeover of the US Capitol building. One adult female and two adult males were reported dead on or around the Capitol grounds in separate "medical emergencies," Contee said. "One adult female and two adult males appear to have suffered from separate medical emergencies" on or around Capitol grounds, Contee said, "which resulted in their deaths." The deaths came in addition to a woman who was fatally shot by a US Capitol Police officer as armed and violent rioters stormed the Capitol building, breaching police lines and assaulting officers. MPD made just 52 arrests on Wednesday, 26 of which were made on Capitol grounds, according to Contee, despite Bowser enacting a 6:00 p.m ET curfew.

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☆ Four dead after pro-Trump rioters storm Capitol in violent attempt to stop confirmation of Biden's win
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

Four people died Wednesday amid the riots at the U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee said, as a horde of supporters of President Donald Trump sought to prevent the confirmation of Joe Biden's electoral victory. One officer had serious injuries from being pulled into a crowd where he was assaulted, he added. "This is a tragic incident and I send my condolences to the victims' family and friends," Contee said. Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a curfew of 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday. The mayor also declared an extension of a "public emergency" for the next 15 days, which would go through inauguration day.

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ET Live Updates: Joe Biden Is Certified as the 46th President of the United States Congress ratified Mr. Biden’s election victory after a day in which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. President Trump issued a statement saying there would be an “orderly transition” on Jan. 20. The whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the United States is 538. By day’s end, some Republicans discussed removing Mr. Trump under the 25th Amendment rather than wait two weeks for the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Trump supporters gathered outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Wednesday.

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It took more than two hours, and reinforcements from other law enforcement agencies, before order was restored. Another woman and two men died during the events because of as yet unspecified medical emergencies, he said. At least 52 people were arrested, he said, including five on weapons charges and at least 26 on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Most of the arrests were for violating the 6 p.m. curfew, he said, adding that the police would circulate pictures of those sought for breaching the Capitol building. In addition, pipe bombs were found at the headquarters of both the Republican and the Democratic National Committees and a cooler containing a long gun and Molotov cocktails was discovered on the Capitol grounds, the chief said.

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☆ The pro-Trump mob which stormed the Capitol should be banned from their flights home, says flight attendants union
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Thomas Colson | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Members of the pro-Trump mob which stormed the Capitol on Wednesday should be barred from boarding flights in order to ensure passenger safety, a flight attendants' union has said. 'Their violent and seditious actions at the Capitol today create further concern about their departure from the DC area,' Nelson added. A flight attendants' union has called for members of the pro-Trump mob which stormed the Capitol on Wednesday to be banned from flights out of Washington, DC, amid concerns about their violent behaviour. Protestors on Wednesday stormed the Capitol on Wednesday after President Trump urged them at a rally to "take back our country. The mob of violent protestors broke through police lines and entered the building through doors and windows which they had broken.

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☆ FBI requests help from public to identify U.S. Capitol rioters
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

US President Donald Trumps supporters gather outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C., United States on January 06, 2021. WASHINGTON — The FBI is requesting the public help identify people who took part in the pro-Trump riots at the U.S. Capitol. "We are accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting or violence in and around the U.S. Capitol on January 6," an FBI tweet said. The mayhem at the U.S. Capitol resulted in the deaths of four people and led to 52 arrests. After the Capitol had been secured, Biden's victory over President Donald Trump was confirmed by Congress in the early hours of Thursday.

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ET Live Updates: Calls for Trump’s Removal as Biden Forges Ahead with Justice Picks Congress ratified Mr. Biden’s election victory after a day in which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. But in a written statement, he conceded that he would hand over power to Mr. Biden on Jan. 20. Mr. Biden will introduce the nominees at an event in Wilmington, Del., in the afternoon. Mr. Biden also named three other top Justice Department officials in addition to Judge Garland. If Mr. Pence would not, Mr. Schumer added, Congress should reassemble to impeach Mr. Trump a second time, even with just days left in his term.

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☆ D.C. mayor calls for congressional inquiry into security failures that enabled insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Tucker Higgins | In | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference on D.C. statehood in the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The mayor of Washington, D.C., called on Congress to establish a panel to investigate the security lapses that enabled a mob to penetrate the U.S. Capitol Complex and threaten lawmakers. At least 50 officers were injured in the attack, including several who have been hospitalized with serious injuries, Sund said on Thursday. President Trump was literally inciting them. Bowser also called for Congress to transfer control of the D.C. National Guard from the president to her office.

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☆ Barr blasts Trump for orchestrating mob, calls it 'betrayal of his office'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

U.S. Attorney General William Barr and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a signing ceremony for an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on November 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General William Barr has called President Donald Trump's actions a "betrayal of his office and supporters" after pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. In a statement obtained by NBC News on Thursday, Barr said Trump was responsible for "orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress," calling his former boss' actions "inexcusable." Barr, who ran the Department of Justice, was one of Trump's most loyal defenders in the president's Cabinet. "The violent attack on the U.S. Capitol was unlike any I have ever experienced in my 30 years in law enforcement here in Washington, D.C.," Sund said.

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☆ DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says Capitol invasion is what Trump 'wanted to happen,' and calls for DC to become a state so she could use National Guard
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says the invasion of the Capitol Wednesday was "textbook terrorism" and what President Donald Trump "wanted to happen." Bowser also renewed calls for DC statehood, saying that if she were a governor she would have been able to activate the National Guard more quickly. Bowser also criticized the Capitol Police force, which is distinct from the DC Metropolitan Police under her control, for Wednesday's security failures. In addition to a renewed call to make the District of Columbia the 51st US state, Bowser said Congress should immediately grant her the ability to invoke the National Guard. Bowser said that while state governors have the unilateral power to activate the National Guard, she can only activate the DC National Guard with the permission of the secretary of the Army.

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