The Capitol Police on Monday briefed House Democrats about three more potentially violent planned demonstrations in D.C., including a plot to assassinate lawmakers as part of at least one uprising, HuffPost first reported and confirmed Axios done.
Why it matters: The warning underscores the seriousness of security threats as lawmakers face Washington as Washington prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden, just days after Trump’s mob vandalized the US Capitol.
description: The most worrying of the warnings is a revolt plot that would include protesters around the Capitol, the White House and the Supreme Court, and then prevent Democrats from entering the building – possibly by killing them – so that Republicans could take control of the government.
- One of the other planned demonstrations has been called “the largest armed protest ever to take place on American soil”.
- The second is a Trump supporter, who was killed by police inside the Capitol during last week’s riots, a protest in honor of Ashlee Babbitt.
Capitol Police told lawmakers They have prepared for the plots, and they can never make material.
- The Capitol Police also said that they are setting the rules of engagement as they prepare thousands of armed protesters to reach Washington.
- “In general, the military and police do not plan to shoot anyone unless one of the rioters fires, but there may be some exceptions,” HuffPost writes.
state of play: Federal officials plan to close a larger area of DC on Wednesday, six days earlier than originally planned.
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