Newsweek - USA (2021-02-12)

40 NEWSWEEK.COM FEBRUARY 12, 2021

4:24 PM: /eigh Ann Caldwell of NBC

News tweets a video from inside the

Cannon +ouse 2 fɿce BuildingŜ“)BI

SWAT team in Capitol complex”Ŝshe

shows a 12-man armed tactical team in

military fatigues with )BI markings.

At 5 PM, Mike Balsamo of the AP re-

sponds “An )BI spokeswoman said agents

were being deployed to “assist our 8 .S. Cap-

itol Police partners as reTuested in protec-

tion of federal property and public safety.”

4:24 PM: 8 .S. Marshals Service, an

element of the 'epartment of -ustice,

tweets “The 8 .S. Marshals Service is

joining with other law enforcement agen-

cies in supporting the 8 .S. Capitol Police

during operations in Washington, '.C.”

4:30 PM: - ulian (. Barnes and Mark

Ma]]etti later write in The New York

Times “A column of ).B.I. and 'epartment

of +omeland Security agents in riot gear

entered the 'irksen Senate 2 fɿce Build-

ing around 0 p.m. on Wednesday, and

ofɿcers from WashingtonŠs police force

headed to the Capitol in a show of force to

end violent protests, looting and vandalism.”

“The ).B.I. has been deployed to as-

sist our 8 .S. Capitol Police partners, as

reTuested, in protection of federal prop-

erty and public safety,” the )BI said.

4:32 PM: Acting Secretary Christopher

Miller provides verbal authori]ation for

a change in mission for the '.C. National

*uard so that they can conduct perimeter

CHAPTER 7:

Clear? All Clear?

SPECIAL REPORT

and “clearance operations” in support of the

8 SCP, not just the '.C. Police. +e directs

Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy to

“provide public notiɿcation of support.”

4:33 PM: Townhall.com reporter -ulio

Rosas tweets a video from outside the

Capitol, showing tear gas being used

as protestors use a now-stolen police

barricade to try to break through another

door “Rioter uses a metal barricade to try

to break open a Capitol building door.”

4:36 PM: CNN 'ecision 'esk proj-

ects that -on 2 ssoff will win the Sen-

ate runoff in *eorgia, giving 'em-

ocrats control of the Senate.

4:40 PM: President Trump, in a video

message posted on Twitter, tells support-

ers to “go home.” Trump says “I know your

pain. I know your hurt. But you have to go

home now.” +e also went on to call the

supporters “very special.” +e also said,

“we canŠt play into the hands of these

people. We have to have peace. So, go

home. We love you. <ouŠre very special.”

4:40 PM: Secretary of the Army McCarthy