The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned that domestic extremists “discussed plans to take control of the U.S. Capitol remove Democratic lawmakers on or about March 4,” the date that far-right conspiracy theorists claim former President Trump will be sworn in for a second term.
FBI agents have singled out a man that agents believe may be to blame for the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries sustained during the Jan. 6 riot in Washington D.C.
Alejandro Mayorkas, who is President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, plans to tell lawmakers today that one of his top priorities is preventing attacks similar to the Capitol siege.
The FBI is investigating President Trump supporters who incited violence and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, causing federal lawmakers and employees to flee.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI on Wednesday busted a 26-year-old Massachusetts man in a sting in which he plotted to damage or destroy the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol “using large remote controlled aircraft filled with C-4 plastic explosives,” according to the Boston U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities also charged Rezwan Ferdaus, a U.S. citizen residing…
