{"id":3382,"date":"2023-01-04T06:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T12:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=3382"},"modified":"2023-03-15T03:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T08:36:41","slug":"us-capitol-police-hype-up-threat-of-unthinkable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=3382","title":{"rendered":"US Capitol Police hype up threat of \u2018unthinkable\u2019<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

The law enforcement agency said more than 100 security improvements at the US Capitol may not be enough to prevent future unrest
\nUS Capitol Police has warned of future\u00a0\u201cattacks,\u201d\u00a0similar to the riot that erupted in the halls of Congress following the 2020 presidential election, adding that despite all precautionary measures new unrest is possible given the\u00a0\u201cpolarized state of our nation.\u201d
\nIn a\u00a0statement\u00a0issued on Monday to mark the second anniversary of the January 6 riot, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said his department had been\u00a0\u201cworking around the clock\u201d\u00a0to implement scores of security improvements to the complex.
\n\u201cMake no mistake, there is still work to be done. The current threat climate, particularly against elected officials, will require continued and heightened vigilance,\u201d\u00a0he said, adding:\u00a0\u201cWith the polarized state of our nation, an attack like the one our Department endured on January 6, 2021, could be attempted again. Should the unthinkable happen, we will be ready.\u201d
\nIn addition to hiring additional staff, creating better planning for\u00a0\u201cdemonstrations and significant events\u201d\u00a0around the Capitol, and coordinating with\u00a0\u201cdozens\u201d\u00a0of policing agencies in the region, Manger said the department had brought on a new intelligence director and\u00a0\u201cdramatically improved the manner in which we collect, analyze, and share intelligence with our partner law enforcement agencies.\u201d
\nThe Capitol Police have also introduced\u00a0\u201cspecialized training\u201d\u00a0for officers \u2013 presumably to deal with protests and civil unrest \u2013 and\u00a0\u201cmade significant equipment upgrades,\u201d\u00a0the chief said, though did not specify the new gear acquired by the department.
\nThe January 6 riot kicked off in the days after the 2020 presidential race, spearheaded by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, who repeatedly claimed the election was marred by widespread fraud in favor of Democratic nominee Joe Biden. While the demonstrators successfully pushed their way into the Capitol \u2013 in some cases\u00a0allegedly\u00a0with the help of local police \u2013 they accomplished little beyond vandalism to the building. A number of rioters lost their lives amid the chaos, including one woman fatally shot by police and multiple others who suffered medical episodes, while\u00a0nearly 1,000\u00a0individuals later faced a harsh crackdown from local and federal law enforcement agencies.
\nThough many of the protesters were able to leave the Capitol following the riot, the FBI repeatedly called on the public to help identify those who participated in the months afterward, ultimately filing hundreds of charges, many of them felonies. Some corporate media outlets even joined in the hunt, with USA Today\u00a0working to identify rioters\u00a0to the public.
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\nThe incident triggered a second Democrat-led impeachment proceeding against Trump, with critics insisting he\u00a0\u201cincited\u201d\u00a0his supporters to storm the Capitol and stop lawmakers from certifying the election results. While the impeachment effort failed, Democrats and a handful of\u00a0dissident Republicans\u00a0have continued to press for charges against Trump, with a committee established to investigate the Capitol riot\u00a0recommending a criminal case\u00a0in its final report last month. Short of an indictment, however, some lawmakers have also called to bar Trump from returning to the White House, after he announced a\u00a02024 presidential bid\u00a0in November.<\/p>\n

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The law enforcement agency said more than 100 security improvements at the US Capitol may not be enough to prevent future unrest US Capitol Police has warned of future\u00a0\u201cattacks,\u201d\u00a0similar to the riot that erupted in the halls of Congress following the 2020 presidential election, adding that despite all precautionary measures new unrest is possible given […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1386,3480,3481,1237,3445],"class_list":["post-3382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-capitol","tag-donald-trump","tag-house-of-parliament","tag-police","tag-u-s-congress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3382"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7627,"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3382\/revisions\/7627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}