An FBI poster in Washington asks for information on suspects in the Capitol robbery.JOSHUA ROBERTS / Reuters
After the investigations into the assault on the United States Capitol on January 6, the Pentagon "is aware of more possible threats from potential terrorists" in the coming days, including January 20, date of the seizure of possession of Joe Biden as president.
This was expressed by the Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy, to Congressman Jason Crow.
In a telephone conversation whose transcript has been made public by the Democratic congressman, a member of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives.
McCarthy also assured him that at least 25 cases of national terrorism have been opened as a result of the uprising.
The security forces, McCarthy told the congressman, seized firearms, Molotov cocktails, explosive devices and plastic handcuffs in the vicinity of the Capitol, "indicating that a major disaster was narrowly avoided."
The congressman expressed to McCarthy his "deep concern" over the information that assures that "members of the Army in active duty and in the reserve were involved in the insurrection."
The possibility of a second attack was also mentioned on Friday by Twitter, in the statement announcing the suspension of President Trump's account.
"Plans for future armed protests have already begun to proliferate on and off Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the United States Capitol and State Capitol buildings on January 17," the statement said.
The company believes that the president's two tweets on Friday that led to the “permanent suspension” of his account, although the wording was not explicit in its incitement to violence, “may inspire others to replicate the violent acts that took place on January 6th".
The planning of the January 6 assault unfolded openly on social media, with explicit conversations in far-right forums about how to break into the Capitol, for example, and handcuff congressmen with cable ties to prevent the certification of the electoral victory of Joe Biden.
In the same forums, there has also been talk for weeks of organizing massive protests that culminate in what has been dubbed the Million Militia March, on January 20, on the Capitol esplanade where President Joe Biden and the Vice President Kamala Harris.
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