Acting Pentagon chief: No indication of insider threat before inauguration | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Jan 19 ― The acting Pentagon chief said yesterday the FBI is assisting the US military in vetting more than 25,000 National Guard troops being deployed to assist in protecting the US Capitol around President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration for potential security concerns. After the...

Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021 12:42 PM MYT

After the January 6 Capitol assault by supporters of President Donald Trump that resulted in five deaths and sent lawmakers into hiding, the US government has imposed unprecedented security surrounding the Capitol, including non-scalable fences rimmed with razor wire and a large security zone that the public is barred from.

The Washington Post reported yesterday the FBI in an intelligence report warned law enforcement agencies that far-right extremists had discussed posing as National Guard members in Washington.The US Army said today it was is working with the FBI to see if any attackers were current service members and with the Secret Service to see if any of the nearly 10,000 National Guard troops securing Biden’s inauguration would need additional screening.

 

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