Lawmakers Threatened Ahead Of Trump’s Senate Trial

The Associated Press reports:

Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second trial of former President Donald Trump nears, including ominous chatter about killing legislators or attacking them outside of the U.S. Capitol, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.

The threats, and concerns that armed protesters could return to sack the Capitol anew, have prompted the U.S. Capitol Police and other federal law enforcement to insist thousands of National Guard troops remain in Washington as the Senate moves forward with plans for Trump’s trial, the official said Sunday.

Law enforcement officials are already starting to plan for the possibility of armed protesters returning to the nation’s capital when Trump’s Senate trial on a charge of inciting a violent insurrection begins the week of Feb. 8.

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Federal law enforcement officials are investigating threats to members of Congress as Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial nears, a U.S. official told AP. There has been chatter about killing legislators or attacking them outside the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/xohMO4khYj

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 25, 2021