Federal agents say that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, another protester at the Capitol, is a neo-Nazi and white supremacist he also is an Army reservist who works - with secret clearance - at a naval weapons station.Ĭapt. and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will receive additional background checks, a standard procedure to counter insider threats that was also taken before President Trump’s inauguration in 2017.ĭefense Department officials say they are looking into stepping up the monitoring of social media postings from service members, in much the way companies do with their employees.Īshli Babbitt, who was shot and killed trying to climb through a door in the Capitol, was an Air Force veteran with a robust social media presence. Of the 21,500 Guard personnel who had arrived in Washington by Monday, any who will be near President-elect Joseph R. At the rally and later at the Capitol breach, rioters were seen with Marine Corps flags, Army patches and Special Forces insignia.įederal officials are vetting thousands of National Guard troops arriving to help secure the inauguration. General Milley said he saw rioters carrying military flags. “There was some indication that an unknown number of veterans associated with the insurrection,” he said. Constitution.”įor more than a week now, General Milley has listened to analysts, read reports and viewed videos of the riots. He said most active-duty troops and veterans “continue to serve honorably and uphold their oath to protect and defend the U.S. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview.
“These people are not representative our country’s military,” Gen. The military’s examination of its ranks marks a new urgency for the Pentagon, which has a history of downplaying the rise of white nationalism and right-wing activism, even as Germany and other countries are finding a deep strain embedded in their armed forces. A fourth person with military service was shot and killed in the assault. They are a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel from Texas, an Army officer from North Carolina and an Army reservist from New Jersey.
investigation into the Capitol siege, still in its very early stages, has identified at least three suspects with military links out of the more than 100 people who have been taken into federal custody or the larger number still under investigation.
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