Emergency in Washington DC and the "FBI" to arrest more than 100 people in connection with the storming of Congress

The leadership of the United States National Guard announced that about 7 thousand of its members are deployed in Washington, DC, in parallel with the FBI arresting more than 100 people in connection with the storming of the Congress building last week.

The media spokesman for the National Guard, Wayne Hull, explained that the deployment aims to secure support for the security forces, saying that the forces came from 13 states in addition to Washington, DC.

Hull confirmed to Al-Jazeera that the Ministry of Defense has so far deployed only 15,000 National Guard personnel in the capital region.

The security authorities had expected that the number of National Guard forces in Washington would reach about 20 thousand by the 20th of this month, in order to protect the inauguration ceremony and vital facilities.

For his part, a US Defense Department official said that it does not tolerate any extremism, expressing the Pentagon’s concern over the involvement of some military retirees in extremist groups.

The far right

The official acknowledged the danger of radicalization of the ideology of the white race and the extreme right-wing groups, stressing that the ministry is tracking the underlying motives.

For his part, US Vice President Mike Pence said that Americans can be confident that the administration will work tirelessly to secure a smooth and secure transition of power.

American media have warned of armed protests in Washington, DC, to coincide with the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

In a parallel context, the director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the office has arrested more than 100 people in connection with the storming of the Congress building last week, and that it is now investigating individuals who may threaten the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20. This January.

"We are investigating individuals who may be looking to repeat the violence that we witnessed last week," said office director Christopher Ray - in a special testimony to outgoing Vice President Mike Pence regarding securing the inauguration ceremony.

"We have identified more than 200 suspects since January 6 alone, so we know who you are, and the FBI agents are on their way to find you," he added.

For their part, Democratic lawmakers called for speeding up the trial of US President Donald Trump in the Senate, while Republicans defended their refusal to impeach him.

Democratic Representative Ted Law - during an interview with MSNBC - called on the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, to expedite Trump's trial in the Senate, believing that members of the House can meet and hold this trial Friday or Monday Next.

Broad investigation

Ted Law also called for a broad investigation into the events of the storming of Congress last Wednesday, provided that the investigation includes members of Congress, indicating that a number of members may have incited the armed rebellion, and that several reports detected suspicious activities prior to the storming.

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal called for the formation of a commission of inquiry into the "domestic terrorists" storming of Congress, similar to the commission of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

In turn, Democratic Representative Diana Digit said during an interview with CNN that the prosecution team appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had begun preparing for Trump's trial, adding that the president had committed his "crimes" in front of television screens, and that the prosecution team would be approved. On filmed recordings during his defense before the Senate.

President-elect Joe Biden's transition team issued a statement saying that the House of Representatives exercised their constitutional authority and voted in favor of passing Trump's indictment to stand trial.

The statement stressed that the parliament's vote came from deputies who followed the constitution and their conscience from both parties.

On the other hand, Republican Representative Steve Skellis defended the decision of most of his party’s members to vote against the impeachment measure in the House of Representatives, and said in an interview with FOX NEWS that Democrats do not want to hear the facts.

He added that the Republicans pushed in the direction of the vote to establish a committee to look into what happened, but no investigation was conducted, while the Democrats held impeachment procedures without a committee or a hearing, which has not happened before in the country's history.