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Legislators on Committee Ramp January 6 up security as threats increase

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in past 24 hours there was a surge in number of violent threats against legislators on House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol uprising and all lawmakers on The Committee is likely to receive protection under the three people involved with investigation.

Committee on The fourth hearing took place on Tuesday, focusing on on efforts former President Donald Trump and his allies to overthrow results of the 2020 elections and the resulting political violence and harassment faced by many of those who resisted.

June 21 House Committee to Investigate the Capitol Case January 6, 2021 attack outlined President Trump-backed scheme to cancel the 2020 election. (Video: Adriana Usero/The Washington Post)

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) released a letter to his wife over the weekend threatening to execute them and their 5-month-old baby. baby. He warned that political violence of January 6, 2021 was not a deviation, but a consequence of his party is a repeated lie.

“There is violence in in the future, I’ll tell you,” Kinzinger said. on “This Week” on ABC program. “And until we get a grip on speaking people in truth we cannot expect anything else.”

Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) was surrounded with security detail, last year and could not spend a big, advertised campaign events, in partly because of security concerns, according to aides.

During the Trump era second impeachment trial that took place shortly after the uprising, security intelligence was provided to all nine impeachment managers.

“Per safety reasons USCP does not discuss possible security measures for members,” said a spokesperson. for This was reported by the US Capitol Police. in statement.

hearing on Tuesday featured a little of most emotional testimonies so far, including appearances from mother-as well as-daughter electoral workers in Georgia, Ruby Freeman and Vandrea ArShay “Shay” Moss who described the consequences of be a target for former the president and his allies.

“It turned my life around downMoss said. “I don’t want anyone knowing my name. I don’t want go anywhere with my mom because she can scream my name out over grocery store or something like that. I don’t go to the grocery store generally. I haven’t been anywhere at all. … I second- Guess everything I do. It affected my life in main way — in each way. All because of lies, for I do my job, the same thing I’ve always done.”

The rest of the hearings are likely to be even devoted to more on culture of political violence on right. Representatives Jamie Ruskin (Maryland) and Stephanie Murphy (Fla.) set co-lead listening that explores path to extremism, which pushed the rebels to attack Capitol on January 6, 2021

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