Homeland Security Alert:Capitol Fencing Likely To Be Reinstalled

In light of a protest rally scheduled for 18 September 2021 in front of the U.S. Capitol,and the intelligence reports concerning it,security fencing around the Capitol is likely to be reinstalled soon,according to an official source.The rally is set to protest the holding of "poitical prisoners" who participated in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol,which aimed to halt the Constitutional legislative process of certifying the election of President Joseph R. Biden.More than 600 insurrectionists have been charged,with more than 165 facing serious charges for assaulting police.The charges were at least partly based on video evidence drawn from more than 15,000 hours of footage.This time around,the fencing may have a smaller footprint and not block traffic.It was originally erected in the tense days leading up to President Biden's inauguration on 20 January. The US Capitol Police under Chief Thomas Manger have reportedly been conducting exercises in preparation for the event.In recent days,rhetoric surrounding the rally has become noticeably violent,an internal Capitol Police memo examined by CNN indicated.There is particular agitation over the fatal shooting on January 6 of rioter Ashli Babbitt by Lieutenant Michael Byrd of the Capitol Police,who has been officially cleared of wrongdoing in the incident.Lt.Byrd said he shot Babbitt,who had launched herself through a window of the House chamber,because: She was posing a threat to the House of Representatives.* The Capitol Police Board has the final say about the fencing,but is expected to approve the measure.The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under Chief Robert Contee has also been put on heightened alert for the protest,with all leave being canceled,and other area law enforcement partners have reportedly been recruited to assist,if needed.* Representative Pete Aguilar (D-California) explained that: We're fearful for the Capitol community,everyone around Capitol Hill.* As for Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-California,she thinks that: Clearly there is a better plan,more organisation for this event than the last one...We hope to be very prepared.* Indeed,House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited the congressional leaders to her office for a 13 September full leadership briefing on the protest by Chief Manger. The organiser,former Trump campaign operative Matt Braynard,expects about 500 people to participate in the "Justice for J6 " rally.