"It doesn't seem like it's just individual, lone actors," a former senior Pentagon official told Newsweek, "but very coordinated and well-trained individuals, many of which have served in the military or have advanced weapons and explosives training."
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FBI warned of potential extremist violence at Jan. 17 rally
It’s not clear if the FBI’s information is still current, or whether any such rally will materialize.
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a fence with razor wire during sunrise on Saturday. The FBI has warned of additional threats in the nation s capital and in all 50 states. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned in late December of potential violence from members of far-right militant groups in Minnesota at an event planned for Jan. 17 to protest the election results, according to documents obtained by POLITICO.
Information about the riot, which was incited in part by Trump, is coming to light, as well. Pro-Trump dark money groups were among those behind the Jan. 6 protest that triggered the attack on the Capitol.
The Biden transition continues apace. On Monday, the president-elect announced that he would nominate career diplomat William Burns to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
Twitter has suspended 70,000 QAnon accounts since U.S. Capitol riot These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service, the company said in a blog post.
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