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Pentagon won’t say what got 12 Guard troops sent home from Biden inauguration duty in DC January 19 National Guard troops in Washington in the wake of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 talk about the experience of being mobilized to the city in the midst of potential unrest around the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. Twelve National Guard troops deployed to Washington ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration were flagged during background checks ...

Defense officials in Washington, D.C., are concerned about an insider attack from service members deployed to Washington, D.C., for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all 25,000 National Guard troops in the city, Fox News has learned.

15,000 National Guard troops now in DC for inauguration in eerie calm before the feared storm Interviews: National Guardsmen in U.S. capital for inauguration National Guard troops in Washington in the wake of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 talk about the experience of being mobilized to the city in the midst of potential unrest around the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. The three National Guard soldiers milled about behind the 7-foot black fence surrounding...

Brandon Bell/Getty Images The FBI is vetting all 25,000 National Guard troops who are tasked with securing the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20, due to fears of a coordinated insider attack, according to the Associated Press. Investigations into the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol have revealed that law enforcement officials were involved: Nearly 30 sworn officers are known to have at least participated in the rally that pr...

As many as 25,000 Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, could deploy to the city.

Why the FBI is vetting the National Guard ahead of the inauguration Vox.com 1/18/2021 Fabiola Cineas © Brandon Bell/Getty Images As many as 25,000 National Guard soldiers will be tasked with securing Washington, DC, for the inauguration. The FBI is vetting all 25,000 National Guard troops who are tasked with securing the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20, due to fears of a coordinated insider attack, according to ...

“The Army is working with the Secret Service to determine which service members supporting the national special security event for the inauguration require additional background screening,” the Army said in a statement Tuesday.  “Per Department of Defense policy, all service members are trained annually on the Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), which requires department personnel to report any information regarding known or suspected extremist behavior that could be a threat ...

The move follows a request from a veteran in Congress who asked the Army to review troops and root out those sympathetic to domestic terrorists.

The Army will not grant a lawmaker's request to have the service's CID screen National Guard troops deploying to D.C.

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