State capitol protests mostly quiet, but under heavy guard Tim Craig, Griff Witte, Abigail Hauslohner, Peter Whoriskey and Holly Bailey, The Washington Post Jan. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3An armed man who declined to be identified talks to the news media outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Kevin D. LilesShow MoreShow Less 2of3Michigan National Guard troops protect the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.Washington Post photo by Ed OuShow MoreShow Less 3of3 WASHINGTON - Authorities in cities from coast to coast mobilized a military-style defense of state capitol complexes Sunday, rolling out Humvees, concertina wire and thousands of National Guard troops clad in battlefield helmets to defend against a possible onslaught of rioters whipped up by the baseless claims of the American president.