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MITCH MCCONNELL today on the Senate floor: “The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people.”
12 Guard members removed from Biden inauguration protection over ties to militia groups
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Armed National Guard troops walk past the U.S. Capitol two days before the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Twelve U.S. Army National Guard members have been removed from the presidential inauguration security mission after they were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups. A U.S. Army official and a senior U.S. intelligence official say the National Guard members have been found to have ties to fringe right group militias.