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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Capitol Police have asked the Pentagon to extend the National Guard’s mission to protect the U.S. Capitol for an additional two months, a defense official told Reuters on Thursday.
Members of the National Guard patrol at the U.S. Capitol after police warned that a militia group might try to attack the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
National Guard troops were dispatched to the Capitol grounds after the Jan. 6 attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump, and tall fencing has been erected to extend the security perimeter.
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Matt Gaetz Leads GOP Charge Against Bigot Russel Honoré, Head of Capitol Security Review
On 3/3/21 at 4:00 AM EST
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is leading the Republican backlash against Speaker Nancy Pelosi s decision to appoint retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré to lead the security review into the U.S. Capitol following the January 6 riots.
Gaetz and his Republican colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee wrote to Pelosi on Tuesday, citing Honoré s comments about Capitol Police officers who he suggested were supporters of former President Donald Trump and sympathizers of those who stormed the building.
Honoré who served as commanding general of the U.S. First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia has said Capitol Police officers allowed their buddies in the crowd to bypass police lines and enter the building, and suggested that 30 to 40 percent of the officers are Trumpsters.
NOEL KING, HOST:
Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, is testifying before Congress about the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He s taking questions from a committee chaired by Democrat Dick Durbin.
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DICK DURBIN: The trauma of the tragic, harrowing day lingers on. This timeless symbol of our democracy still bears the scars of that attack.
KING: Capitol Police were overrun on that day by a larger and more violent crowd than they had expected. NPR congressional reporter Claudia Grisales is watching today s hearing. Good morning, Claudia.
CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE: Good morning, Noel.
KING: What has Wray been saying thus far?