The Capitol again under threat.
Security has been reinforced around the building in recent days and votes have even been advanced in the US Congress, after the police alerted the "possible plan of a militia" to attack, this Thursday, the Capitol, which had previously been the target of a deadly assault by pro-Trump protesters on Jan.6.
Members of the QAnon conspiracy movement, who have never accepted Joe Biden's victory, believe that Donald Trump will be inaugurated president of the United States for a second term on March 4.
A date that owes nothing to chance: until 1933, American presidents were invested on March 4, and not January 20, as is now the tradition.
But it's hard to gauge how many there are and whether the pro-Trump's online conversations can turn into action.
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For the past few days, as this date approaches, the police have therefore been closely monitoring the calls to rally pro-Trump protesters.
And on Wednesday, the forces tasked with protecting the seat of Congress signaled a threat.
"We have obtained information which shows a possible plan of an identified militia to force the entry of the Capitol on March 4", warned the police, affirming to be "prepared for any potential threats".
Advanced votes in the House
She said she had "already significantly strengthened the security" of the Capitol since the coup in January, when hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump had invaded the seat of Congress while parliamentarians certified the victory of Democrat Joe Biden.
Members of the National Guard still patrol the grounds of the Capitol, protected by barriers and barbed wire.
On Monday, the head of security in Congress, Timothy Blodgett, explained to parliamentarians that he was monitoring information "related to March 4 and possible protests surrounding what some call
the real day of the inauguration
."
"The importance of this date has apparently diminished in different groups in recent days," he stressed, however.
After the alert given by the police, the House of Representatives advanced to Wednesday evening two votes scheduled for Thursday, which will allow its some 430 parliamentarians not to return to the hemicycle before next week.
On the other hand, the Senate will be in session from noon, under even reinforced security.
The investigation around January 6 continues
The January 6 assault sparked a national controversy over the lack of preparation of the police.
And Congress is continuing its investigation through several commissions.
In a new hearing on Wednesday, General William Walker, chief of the Washington National Guard, claimed that it took the Pentagon 3 hours and 19 minutes to authorize the deployment of its troops after the police chief's request of the Capitol, overwhelmed by demonstrators.
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Five people, including a Capitol policeman, died in the January coup.
More than 270 people are being prosecuted for their participation in the attack, according to the FBI.
Accused of "incitement to insurgency" for calling on his supporters to march on Congress, Donald Trump was acquitted in the Senate on February 13.
He never accepted the result of the presidential election, believing without foundation that his defeat was due to massive fraud.
Position that he also maintained during his speech at the Conservatives' Political Action Conference on Sunday.
