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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Feb 8, 2021, 02:03 PM Feb 2021

Scarred by riot, U.S. Capitol a fortress for Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than five weeks after the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol that sparked former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, the complex is a fortress.

An 8-foot (2.5-meter) tall fence encircles the U.S. government's traditionally open heart topped with barbed wire. Thousands of National Guard troops patrol the halls and a gilded portion of one staircase is bandaged over.

Trump on Tuesday faces a U.S. Senate impeachment trial on a charge of inciting insurrection following a Jan. 6 speech, two weeks before leaving office, to thousands of supporters urging they "fight like hell" against his election defeat. Hundreds stormed the Capitol, fighting police and sending lawmakers running for safety. Five people died, one a police officer.

After that, the heavy security measures were put in place. The U.S. Homeland Security Department warned the country could for weeks face a heightened threat of attacks by extremists angry at Trump's election defeat, possibly targeting federal or state government buildings.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scarred-by-riot-us-capitol-a-fortress-for-trump-impeachment-trial/ar-BB1dv3Aj?li=BBnb7Kz

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Scarred by riot, U.S. Capitol a fortress for Trump impeachment trial (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 OP
It's too bad The Fortress wasn't in place on January 6, 2021 or even before that. abqtommy Feb 2021 #1
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