"Unless required to be onsite, Members and staff are strongly encouraged to avoid the U.S. Capitol Complex on September 18th," House Sergeant at Arms William Walker announced in a memo sent chamber-wide on Tuesday evening.
If they have to visit Capitol Hill on Saturday, House lawmakers and their employees need to park in underground garages and move between buildings by way of underground tunnels, instead of walking outside, Walker advised.
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The blunt guidance is just the latest measure utilized by security officials to prevent Saturday's demonstration from devolving into the same type of violent melee that took place on Jan. 6, when a mob of Trump followers stormed the Capitol in a failed effort to overturn his election defeat.
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Approximately 140 police officers were wounded in the riot. Another officer died a day later, after fighting with the mob. And four extra officers have died by suicide in the subsequent months.
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In the immediate wake of the fatal event, the Capitol's top security officials — including the head of the Capitol Police force and the sergeants at arms in both chambers — all quit. Eight months later, their replacements are scrambling to guarantee that history doesn't repeat at Saturday's "Justice for J6" rally, which intends to oppose the treatment of the hundreds of people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.
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On Monday, Walker and Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger briefed the top congressional leaders regarding both the latest intelligence on the threat posed by Saturday's rally and their attempts to fight potential violence throughout the event.
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Those steps include the reinstallation of the imposing, seven-foot fence encircling the Capitol and other parts of the complex, which was fixed in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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In the meantime, organizers of Saturday's protest seem to be taking steps of their own to promote a peaceful event. On Tuesday, Matt Braynard, an organizer and former Trump campaign staffer, asked participants not to wear symbols or slogans praising former President Trump — a far cry from the dynamics on Jan. 6, when demonstrators displayed all manner of Trump flags, hats, clothing, and paraphernalia.
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“We request that anybody attending our events not wear any clothing or have signs supportive of either President Trump or Biden,” Braynard wrote.
“Anyone not honoring this request will be assumed to be an infiltrator and we will take your picture, find out who you are, and make you famous.”