U.S. Capitol Police will have “additional personnel” around Capitol grounds ahead of March 4, considered by some to be the “true Inauguration Day,” the department said.
The Capitol Police plan to fortify the area with law enforcement as a precaution and coordinate with the National Guard, which remains present throughout Washington, D.C.
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There’s been no indication that any protest groups plan to travel to the nation’s capital, and the significance of the date has declined among various groups, according to a memo by acting House Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett.
“SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS DATE HAS REPORTEDLY DECLINED” – US House Sgt at Arms in a memo to Members of the US House about *MARCH 4* pic.twitter.com/ac5zavikQ2
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March 4 has a significant history among conspiracy theorists that borrows from the Sovereign Citizens Movement, which says a law enacted in 1871 secretly turned the United States into a corporation and ended the U.S. government put in place by the Founding Fathers.
The true inauguration date was not Jan. 20, but March 4, the date presidents were sworn in prior to the passage of the 20th Amendment in 1933, according to the theory.
Some followers of QAnon say former President Donald Trump will return to power on Thursday as the 19th president, following Ulysses S. Grant, who was the 18th president when the country had turned into a corporation.
Security remains high since rioters breached the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6. During the attack, rioters clashed with police officers outside the Capitol before many were able to break their way inside.
Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old veteran, was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer as she allegedly tried breaching a door that led to the House Chamber. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died shortly after the riot, but there are a number of questions that remain unanswered regarding his cause of death.
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Prior to President Biden‘s inauguration, more than 20,000 National Guard troops were sent to the Capitol. The Pentagon estimated about 6,000 troops will be kept on the ground until mid-March, but a presence might remain until fall for security precautions.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Capitol Police for comment.
