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Video from the U.S. Capitol riot exhibits a police officer being dragged down the steps of the constructing and crushed.
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In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom says “everyone is on high alert.” In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy says “we do not want to underprepare.” In Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee warns that his state “cannot tolerate any actions that could result in harm.”
At least 10,000 National Guard troops are scheduled to supply supplemental safety in coming days on the U.S. Capitol, scene of last week’s deadly riot. But related steps are being taken in capitals across the nation amid FBI stories of attainable armed protests beginning this Sunday via the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
In Michigan, the place six males have been indicted final month on fees of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a state fee banned the open carrying of weapons within the Capitol constructing in Lansing. Attorney General Dana Nessel warned folks away.
“My job is not to provide state employees & residents or other visitors to our Capitol with a false sense of security, especially given the current state of affairs in Michigan and around the nation,” Attorney General Dana Nessel tweeted Tuesday. “I repeat-the Michigan Capitol is not safe.”
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Washington, D.C., stays the middle of the universe for the protests. Last week’s rally turned violent siege was seen as a free speech occasion within the days earlier than, regardless of a number of warnings concerning the potential for violence from right-wing extremist teams.
Driven by President Donald Trump’s debunked claims that the election was stolen, the mob marched from the White House to the Capitol, the place they occupied the constructing for hours to attempt to cease lawmakers from certifying Biden’s win.
