Yesterday, the U.S. Capitol Police issued a warning of a possible plot to assault the Capitol today, prompting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to cancel today’s session of the House. The Senate remained in session as usual, while Pelosi and others conducted plenty of danger-mongering, serving as cover for Big Tech censorship and other moves on the nation. Five thousand National Guard troops remain deployed to protect Capitol Hill. House Democrats used the session on March 3 night to rush through expansive so-called election reform legislation, as well as a police reform bill.
The threat is connected to, among other things, a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will “rise again to power” on March 4. Online chatter identified by authorities included discussions among members of the Three Percenters, an anti-government militia group, concerning possible plots against the Capitol on March 4, according to two unnamed law enforcement officials.
“The United States Capitol Police Department is aware of and prepared for any potential threats towards members of Congress or towards the Capitol complex,” the agency said in a statement. “We have obtained intelligence that shows a possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group on Thursday, March 4.” Police did not identify the militia group in the statement.
It’s not clear that there’s any actual evidence that such militia groups are preparing to enter Washington, D.C. Federal agencies were said to be seeking to determine whether there was an increase in the number of hotel rooms being rented in Washington, as well as monitoring flights to the area, car rental reservations and any buses being chartered to bring groups into the capital, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
