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Nationwide Security Prepared for Protests That Didn’t Happen Authorities remain concerned that right-wing violence could still erupt before or after Wednesdays inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, as it did Jan. 6 when President Trump incited supporters to descend on the Capitol. Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Patrick J. McDonnell, Jaweed Kaleem and Richard Read, Los Angeles Times   |   January 19, 2021   |  Analysis (TNS) — Fears of major...

Those who stormed the Capitol and their attorneys in early defense arguments say they went there at the ‘invitation’ of President Trump or were let in by police. Authorities remain concerned that right-wing violence could still erupt before or after Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, as it did Jan. 6 when President Trump, at an outdoor rally, incited supporters to descend on the Capitol as Congress was in the midst of certifying Biden’s victory. Nearly a hundred peop...

Nationwide protests authorities feared by Trump supporters fail to materialize Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Patrick J. McDonnell, Jaweed Kaleem, Richard Read © Provided by The LA Times National Guard members unload weapons and supplies outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Sunday in Washington. The FBI warned of "armed protests" planned at all 50 statehouses and the U.S. Capitol in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration on Wednesday. (Kent Nishimura / Los A...