Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Indications of the Capitol attack
US House of Representatives postpones meeting
US intelligence agencies suspect that right-wing militias are planning another assault on the Capitol in Washington. The security forces are alerted. A vote planned for today in the House of Representatives will be brought forward to be on the safe side.
After indications of a possible renewed attack on the US Capitol, the US House of Representatives has brought forward a vote planned for this Thursday. A spokeswoman for the Chamber of Parliament confirmed that after Wednesday evening there would be no further votes in this session week. US media unanimously reported that the House of Representatives meeting scheduled for Thursday had been canceled. The Washington Post reported that the Senate – the other chamber in Congress – is still planning to meet in the Capitol today.
Capitol Police announced on Wednesday that intelligence was pointing to a possible plan by a militia to attack the Capitol that Thursday. The Capitol Police are aware of potential threats and are prepared for them. In addition to the erection of barriers, among other things, the number of security forces has been increased to protect Parliament.
Supporters of the elected US President Donald Trump, who has since left office, stormed the Capitol on January 6 during a session of Congress, wreaking havoc and havoc. The Capitol Police subsequently came under fire because parliamentary security forces were not prepared for the attack and could not stop the intruders. At least five people were killed in the riots, including a police officer.
The then head of the Capitol Police, Steven Sund, resigned. Republican Trump had incited his supporters at a rally shortly before the attack that the victory in the November election had been stolen from him. The Democrats accused him of "inciting a riot" and initiated impeachment proceedings. Trump was acquitted last month because there was no two-thirds majority in the Senate.
After the attack on January 6th, security at the Capitol was massively tightened and the parliament building was cordoned off. Acting chief of the Capitol Police, Yogananda Pittman, had already warned at a hearing in Congress last Thursday that there was information that members of the right-wing militia were considering another attack on parliament.
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