Apparently not content with putting up an unscalable fence to protect the US Capitol, police have asked the Pentagon to provide National Guard troops as supporters of former President Donald Trump return to Washington for a rally.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed the request on Wednesday, acknowledging that it was made in connection with a protest scheduled for Saturday over the alleged mistreatment of suspects in January’s Capitol riot. He said the Capitol Police Department (CPD) is seeking “manpower support” for the rally, and the request is being processed.
"We have received a request from Capitol Police for some assistance for this weekend's protests."
— Pentagon Press Sec. John Kirby on this Saturday's "Justice for January 6" rally planned in D.C. pic.twitter.com/Pjoo6Y3mFY
The CPD later issued a statement confirming that it had asked the Department of Defense to provide National Guard troops to be deployed should the need arise on Saturday.
About 26,000 National Guard troops were brought to Washington following the riot, and many were kept around the Capitol for months to ensure tight security during and after President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The fence ringing the Capitol was finally taken down in July, six months after the riot, but Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger told reporters on Monday that it will be going back up for Saturday’s “Justice for J6” protest.
An overwhelming security presence may help support the narrative that Trump has incited violent and racist insurrectionists, who are a paramount threat to American democracy. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that police had made “unprecedented preparations to address another attempt to defile our national purpose.”
It’s not clear how the protesters might threaten the “national purpose.” Only about 700 people are expected to attend Saturday’s event, according to a Department of Homeland Security estimate, and organizers have asked protesters not to wear clothing or carry signs supporting either Trump or Biden. The rally is in protest against how the more than 600 people arrested in connection with the Capitol riot have been treated.
At least six Republican members of Congress held a press conference on July 27 to decry the fact that hundreds of defendants have remained jailed for months while awaiting trial. “These are political prisoners who are now being persecuted and bearing the pain of unjust suffering,” Representative Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) said.
Some of the detainees have reportedly suffered abuse at the hands of guards or other inmates. Gosar said some suspects have been held in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day.
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