Pelosi Seeks Fines for Security Rule Violators: Inaugural Update Bloomberg 1/14/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking to impose fines of as much as $10,000 for representatives who violate new security screening rules. Oklahoma lawmakers and their staffs are being told to stay away from the state capitol building in Oklahoma City over potential protests. Washington is temporarily shutting some subway stations near the Capitol to deter travel while security is on high alert.
Pelosi Seeks Fines for Security Scanning Violations (8:40 p.m.)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to impose fines on representatives who don’t adhere to new security screening measures put in place after last week’s attack on the Capitol.
Wednesday marks one week since the United States Capitol riot and one week until President-elect Joe Biden assumes office.
Right-wing supporters of US President Donald Trump breached the Capitol on January 6, inspiring shock throughout the world.
Washington, DC remains on high alert amid continued protests and law enforcement continues to investigate more than 170 case files, which are expected to grow.
What charges are filed?
FBI’s assistant director in charge of the Washington field office, Steven D’Antuono, told reporters during a Tuesday afternoon news briefing that more than 70 charges had been filed against the alleged participants in the Capitol breach.
Armed Guards, Fences: Washington Under Heavy Security As Trump Impeached Armed Guards, Fences: Washington Under Heavy Security As Trump Impeached The city at the heart of US democracy has been a shadow of itself during pandemic shutdowns, but now it is also under heavy guard after the January 6 deadly attack by Trump supporters on the Congress building.
Dozens of National Guards in body armor, camouflage could be seen resting on floors inside Capitol
Washington:
Downtown Washington was fenced off and boarded up Wednesday, with concrete barriers blocking avenues, police at street corners, and armed National Guard soldiers patrolling Capitol Hill as Congress impeached President Donald Trump for a second time.
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Police hold back supporters of US President Donald Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol s Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
US Capitol Police are monitoring three separate plots to disrupt next week’s inauguration of President-election Joe Biden, including one that includes besieging the legislature building and assassinating lawmakers, US media reported Tuesday.
The reports said police briefed Democratic House members on Monday night about the plans.
The first is being branded the “largest armed protest ever to take place on American soil,” according to Huffington Post.
The second is a mass demonstration in memory of Ashli Babbitt, the supporter of US President Donald Trump who was killed last week during the riots at the Capitol, the report said.