Washington-SANA
A US official revealed that there are plans to target members of Congress during the trial of former US President Donald Trump, noting that federal law enforcement officials are investigating a number of these threats.
The leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, announced yesterday that Trump's trial as part of his second impeachment in the House will proceed at a "relatively fast" pace.
AP quoted the unidentified official as saying that "the messages that were posted on the Internet and in chat groups included plots to attack members of Congress while moving to and from the Capitol complex during the trial," noting that the threats included "killing or attacking lawmakers" outside the Capitol building. .
He pointed out that "threats and fears of a possible return of armed protesters to storm the Capitol building again prompted the Capitol Police and other federal law enforcement agencies to insist that thousands of National Guard troops remain in Washington as the Senate advances in plans to impeach Trump." "Those that investigators intercepted before the inauguration of Joe Biden, the threats being pursued by law enforcement personnel vary in terms of accuracy and credibility."
Democrats and prominent Republicans demanded that Trump be removed from office days before the end of his presidential term by activating the twenty-fifth amendment to the American Constitution, which permits the removal of the president from office if he is unable to carry out his duties or through a parliamentary trial in Congress against the background of Trump's supporters storming the Congress building / Capitol / on the sixth of this month.
Trump is the first US president to face a parliamentary trial for the second time during his tenure, as he was put on trial in September 2019 for abusing his power to achieve personal goals.
