D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging law enforcement to vigilantly work to sniff out potential violent plots by insurrectionists and other nefarious actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mayor joined others who expressed growing concern over whether some would attempt to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris\u2019 Jan. 20 election in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bowser is demanding unprecedented protection for the event. Meanwhile, multiple reports indicate that the FBI is aware of chatter about plots by right-wing extremists who plan to continue their protests of the 2020 Presidential election and possibly inflict further acts of domestic terrorism like that carried out on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The inauguration is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. EST on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. National Park Service has already announced the closure of the Washington Monument through Jan. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, Park Service officials cited threats and disruption to the set-up and execution of inaugural events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit is also planning to cancel many of its D.C. area train and bus routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a spokesperson could not be reached to determine which lines would be affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHomeland Security must adjust its approach to the inauguration in several specific ways,\u201d Bowser wrote in a letter this week to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere must be a federal force deployment [plan] for all U.S. government property,\u201d Bowser demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, and their spouses, are all expected to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their attendance, which is traditional for former presidents, only enhances the need for extra vigilance, Schiff and others said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, there is a growing belief that outgoing President Donald Trump, whose rhetoric fueled the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, will encourage his supporters to lash out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bowser called the insurrection \u201can unprecedented terrorist attack\u201d and warned that it could occur at the inauguration if law enforcement is not watchful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mayor has repeatedly called on non-residents to stay away from the nation\u2019s capital during the inauguration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities have reported discovering encrypted chat rooms that have praised the insurrectionists, calling them \u201cPatriots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FBI said calls for more protests, including a \u201cMillion Militia March\u201d on Jan. 20, have dominated chatter on social media and other intercepted mediums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n