WASHINGTON — Connecticut’s U.S. senators said Monday they believe violent threats against the federal government will persist, raising particular concerns about President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week and pressing for investigations into the security collapse that lead to an unprecedented siege of the Capitol.
“I think you have to assume that this insurgency against the federal government is going to continue into 2021 and there will be many other moments when the White House or the Capitol complex will be at risk,” U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.
Congressional leaders are now speaking with federal officials to amp up security around the inauguration on Jan. 20. The National Guard said Wednesday it will increase troops in Washington D.C. to at least 10,000 by Saturday to boost security ahead of the inauguration four days later.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said people should beware “what may happen on Jan. 20 because domestic terrorism is a growing threat in this country.”
Murphy, who has spoken with the Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and the outgoing Capitol Police chief about the attack last week, said it was clear that approval was needed from too many people before the National Guard could be deployed to the U.S. Capitol. That delayed the Guard’s arrival by several hours and left the Capitol Police defending without much back-up.
The approval process involved the Capitol Police chief, the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms, Washington D.C. mayor and top Department of Defense officials.
Murphy said he hopes to simplify the required chain of approval before the inauguration, so one person will be in charge. He and Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.,...
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