Capitol Police warn of post-election violence risk, Jan. 6 and inauguration threats

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Source: ABC News

November 5, 2024, 7:21 PM


A Capitol Police intelligence assessment obtained by ABC News warns of a heightened threat to government officials and election-related sites in the wake of the 2024 presidential election.

The report highlights the "likelihood of violence and civil unrest" around the 2025 electoral vote certification process and the presidential inauguration.

Released earlier this month, the report states while there have been fewer threats to members of Congress in 2024 than in 2020, threats rose significantly after Election Day four years ago, a trend that Capitol Police anticipates will repeat in 2024. The report adds that the escalating rhetoric on social media "could suggest an environment that is conducive to politically-motivated violence following the US Presidential Election."

Capitol Police expect demonstrations targeting the electoral certification process and say an activist group "with a history of large-scale demonstrations involving illegal activity plans to protest the Inauguration regardless of the outcome." They also expect protests related to the ongoing war in Israel, noting that the groups are "nearly certain to target the Inauguration."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/capitol-police-warn-post-election-violence-risk-jan/story?id=115538717

[Tansy_Gold]

1. That's all predicated on a TFG loss

If he wins, it will be worse, and it will be sooner.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. Yup. Democrats take their losses honorably

I won't say there won't be protests. There were protests after Bush was selected in 2000. But the protests will be peaceful.