By Laura Clawson Jan. 25
Daily Kos Staff
Thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington, D.C., through the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump thanks to continuing threats of violence against lawmakers. The number of troops has already dropped and will continue to drop from a high of around 25,000 to below 20,000 now. It is slated to drop to 5,000 in February.
In addition to the threat of armed protesters returning during the impeachment trial, law enforcement agencies are looking into threats that were “Mainly posted online and in chat groups” and “have included plots to attack members of Congress during travel to and from the Capitol complex during the trial,” the Associated Press reported based on information from an unnamed official who “had been briefed on the matter.”
These threats are not hard to imagine.
Read more at:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/25/2011741/-Trump-supporters-continue-to-plot-violence-as-second-impeachment-trial-approaches?detail=emaildkre2
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