Heavily-armed U.S. troops stake out Capitol ahead of Trump impeachment vote amid ‘severe security threat’ Michael McAuliff, Larry McShane, Chris Sommerfeldt
Hundreds of fatigue-clad National Guard troops, many armed with long guns, were posted inside the U.S. Capitol ahead of an expected vote to impeach President Trump on Wednesday, as lawmakers warned that the building remains under a “severe security threat” in the wake of last week’s deadly attack.
Roughly 2,000 National Guard soldiers were on site Wednesday morning, and many of them were seen napping and catching some downtime on the marble floor in the Capitol’s visitors center, as the House began debate on one impeachment article charging Trump with inciting last week’s riot.
Dark-money GOP fund funneled millions of dollars to groups that pushed voter fraud claims
CNBC 1/13/2021 Brian Schwartz
A dark-money group used by Republican donors funneled millions of dollars to high-profile conservative organizations that pushed or investigated claims of election fraud before and after Joe Biden defeated President Trump.
That group, the Donors Trust, is officially labeled as a nonprofit. The designation allows financiers to give to the organization anonymously. That money is then channeled to other dark-money groups.
Among the pro-Trump groups that have received money from the Donors Fund are pro-Trump students organization Turning Point USA and an anti-immigration organization that has been called a hate group.
Guard Troops Photographed Napping in Capitol Were on Break, Army Official Says
Members of the National Guard rest in the Visitor Center of the U.S. Capitol on January 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
13 Jan 2021
The National Guard troops photographed napping on the marble floors of the U.S. Capitol s visitor center Tuesday night were not sleeping on guard duty, according to an Army official.
Photos of troops sprawled under busts of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln raced across Twitter and other social media sites as thousands of Guard members set up security posts around Washington, D.C., in preparation for President-elect Joe Biden s Jan. 20 inauguration.
The Globe and Mail Published January 13, 2021 Updated January 13, 2021
Democrats in the House of Representatives, along with a number of Republicans, are poised to impeach the U.S. president for the second time in just over a year. Lawmakers, furious with Trump after last week’s rampage on Capitol Hill, will vote later today on a resolution accusing the president of inciting an insurrection.
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