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NY Man Arrested in Capitol Riot Case; Traveled to DC With Retired NYPD Brother: FBI
A Rockland County man was arrested by the FBI on federal charges related to the events at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6. Christopher M. Kelly was arrested at 5 p.m. Wednesday at his residence in New City, New York, law enforcement sources said. The court papers allege that Kelly traveled to Washington, D.C. with his brother, a retired NYPD…
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Biden to Keep Christopher Wray on as FBI Director
President Joe Biden will keep Christopher Wray on as FBI director, a White House official told NBC News on Thursday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki prompted some raised eyebrows in law enforcement and intelligence circles on Wednesday when she declined to say in a news briefing whether Biden had confidence in Wray. The inspectors general of the Justice Department and...
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Feds: U.S. Soldier Conspired to Plot Attacks on 9/11 Memorial, Maximize Lethality on Troops
A U.S. soldier is facing charges he communicated with someone he thought was a member of ISIS to plan attacks on New York City landmarks — including the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan — and provide tactical military advice to terrorists, federal officials said Tuesday. Cole James Bridges, 20, of Stow, Ohio, is charged with attempted material support for terror and…
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Texas Man Who Stormed Capitol Threatened to Kill His Family: FBI
The FBI has arrested a Wylie man who is accused of threatening to kill his own family members if they turned him in for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Documentary ‘MLK/FBI' Probes When Bureau Bugged Martin Luther King Jr.
“MLK/FBI,” which IFC Films will release in theaters and on-demand Friday, chronicles one of the darkest chapters in the bureau’s history: the yearslong surveillance and harassment of King. Where others saw a leader of the highest order, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI saw a suspect — a potential communist and a threat to white America.
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FBI Vetting Guard Troops in DC Amid Fears of Insider Attack
U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Trump Should Not Be Prosecuted for Capitol Riot Incitement, Former FBI Director James Comey Says
“The country would be better off if we did not give him the platform that a prosecution would for the next three years,” James Comey told Sky News.
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State Capitols Boarded Up, Fenced Off, Patrolled by Troops
Chain-link fencing surrounds state capitols and police and National Guard troops are on patrol or standby in advance of possible violence leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden
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FBI, National Guard and State Police Prepare for Possible Protests at Conn. State Capitol
Connecticut law enforcement agencies are bracing for protests at the state Capitol this weekend. The FBI is warning all 50 states to prepare for the potential that those armed protests could turn violent. Erring on the side of caution has been the focal point in the days leading up to this weekend with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National...
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Officials Prepare for Possible Protests at Connecticut State Capitol
Law enforcement officers remain on high alert and ask anyone who sees anything suspicious to speak up.
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FBI Says No Specific, Substantiated Threats to CT State Capitol
In the wake of an FBI memo to law enforcement agencies across the country warning of possible armed protests at all 50 state Capitols, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New Haven division said they not received any specific and substantiated threat to the state Capitol or other government buildings in our area. The FBI memo to law enforcement agencies across the...
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Inaugural Rehearsal Delayed as FBI Warns of ‘Concerning' Online Chatter About Armed Protests
The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration.
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Nothing to Compare to Biden's High-Security Inauguration Since Lincoln's Before the Civil War: David Fahrenthold
The attack on the U.S. Capitol and threats of more violence have prompted law enforcement agencies to take extreme steps to ensure the security of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration events. David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post joined LX News to explain what to expect on Inauguration Day and how little precedent there is in U.S. history for this type of...
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Capitol Investigators Try to Sort Real Tips From Noise
Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
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State Capitol Police Increase Security Amid FBI Warning
State Capitol Police said they are increasing security amid a warning from the Federal Bureau of Investigation about possible armed protests at all 50 states capitols beginning Saturday. The State Capitol Police said they made security enhancements “as a result of current events that have occurred.” “I think 90 percent of the activity is all focused on Washington, DC right…
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FBI Says It Warned About Prospect of Violence Ahead of Riot
U.S. officials say the FBI warned law enforcement agencies ahead of last week’s breach of the U.S. Capitol about the potential for extremist-driven violence
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State Capitol Police Increase Security in Wake of DC Capitol Riot
State Capitol Police in Connecticut have increased security at the Capitol building in Hartford in the wake of the riot in Washington.
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FBI Asks Public for Help Identifying Domestic Terrorists at Capitol Riot
Steven D’Antuono, Acting Director of the FBI Washington Field Office, confirmed that the FBI has received over 100,000 pieces of digital evidence to help identify the domestic terrorists who infiltrated the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and asked the public to provide any additional photos, videos or leads pertaining to the riot at www.fbi.gov/uscapitol. D’Antuono also urged individuals who participated...
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FBI Warns of Possibility of Armed Protests at State Capitols
Connecticut officials are increasing security at the state Capitol in response to an FBI memo warning that there may be armed protests at 50 state capitols across the country.
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Security Upgraded at State Capitol After FBI Warning
In the wake of last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI has issued a warning to all 50 states about possible armed demonstrations at state capitols this weekend.