On January 20, in eight days, Joe Biden will enter the White House and be sworn in as president in the shadow of intense political tension. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is preparing for armed protests in government buildings in each of the 50 US states, according to an internal intelligence agency report published on CNN.
Due to reports and fears, President Donald Trump announced a state of emergency in the capital tonight (Tuesday) until January 24, for fear of repeated riots in Washington such as the break-in at the Capitol building last week.
“Armed protests are planned in the Capitol buildings in all 50 states from Jan. 16 to 20, and in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 17 to Jan. 20,” the report said. .
“On January 8, the FBI received information about an identified group calling for open riots in a situation where the president is fired before the inauguration, including local and federal courts and government buildings,” the report said. “The same group also plans to storm government offices in all states, including those in the District of Columbia (Congress in Washington). The choice of states has nothing to do with their electorate’s support for Biden or Trump on Jan. 20.”
According to the FBI, they are pursuing various threats against President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Camela Harris as well as other senior Democrats as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bauser has asked the public to refrain from attending the inauguration next week – and instead watch it remotely, online, for fear of further riots as well as fears of further contagion of the corona virus still raging in the US. Hoping the events will go smoothly and without the violent images we saw last week and ended in five deaths.