An internal Capitol Police memo notes an uptick in online chatter and the potential for clashes and unrest during a September 18 right-wing rally
The latest intelligence report on the"Justice for J6" rally — which aims to support insurrectionists charged in the Capitol riots — notes that online chatter in support of the event started increasing after the officer who fatally shot rioter Ashli Babbitt went public with his identity in a recent interview with NBC's Lester Holt.
"With concerns mounting on Capitol Hill about the rally — and the community already on edge after multiple deadly incidents and bomb scares this year — former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has warned that law enforcement needs to take the rally"very seriously.""I think they should take it very seriously.
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