{"id":76236,"date":"2024-09-12T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4ce03d6fc8d7671b2c34ee20a0e87941"},"modified":"2024-09-12T08:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:00:12","slug":"secret-service-to-ramp-up-security-on-jan-6-2025-to-avoid-another-riot-at-the-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/secret-service-to-ramp-up-security-on-jan-6-2025-to-avoid-another-riot-at-the-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service to ramp up security on Jan. 6, 2025, to avoid another riot at the Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay show-gate\" readability=\"24.90543071161\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.62265917603\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) will ramp up security on Jan. 6, 2025, in an effort to &#8220;ensure the safety and security&#8221; of the upcoming Electoral College vote count at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The USSS confirmed the security measures in an email to Fox News Digital. The agency released a statement on Wednesday noting that Jan. 6, 2025, has been &#8220;designated a National Special Security Event by the Secretary of Homeland Security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This designation allows for significant resources from the federal government, as well as from state and local partners, to be utilized in a comprehensive security plan,&#8221; officials said in a statement. &#8220;When an event is designated a National Special Security Event, the U.S. Secret Service assumes its mandated role as the lead agency for the design and implementation of the operational security plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. Mayor <span class=\"waslinkname\">Muriel Bowser<\/span> had requested the heightened security, the agency said. The 2025 presidential inauguration, which will take place on Jan. 20, had previously been designated a National Special Security Event.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF JAN. 6 CAPITOL RIOT PARTICIPANT WHO CHALLENGED OBSTRUCTION CONVICTION<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/343\/192\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/686\/384\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/672\/378\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1344\/756\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/931\/523\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1862\/1046\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/720\/405\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1440\/810\/AP21006807342382.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/secret-service-to-ramp-up-security-on-jan-6-2025-to-avoid-another-riot-at-the-capitol.jpg\" alt=\"Capitol\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><span>Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden&#8217;s victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/John Minchillo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This marks the first time a National Special Security Event designation has been granted for a Certification of Electoral Votes and follows a request made by the DC Mayor to designate this event a National Special Security Event,&#8221; the USSS&#8217;s statement read. &#8220;Various reports including from the&nbsp;House Select January 6 Committee and the Government Accountability Office also called for the DHS Secretary to consider a National Special Security Event designation for future Certification of Electoral Votes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Special Agent Eric Ranaghan, who is in charge of USSS&#8217;s Dignitary Protective Division, said that the electoral voting session has been designated an event &#8220;of the highest national significance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. Secret Service, in collaboration with our federal, state, and local partners are committed to developing and implementing a comprehensive and integrated security plan to ensure the safety and security of this event and its participants,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>LEGAL EXPERTS SAY BIDEN ADMIN&#8217;S LEGAL THEORY IN JAN 6 PROSECUTION &#8216;ON THE ROPES&#8217; AFTER SUPREME COURT ARGUMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/343\/192\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/686\/384\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/672\/378\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1344\/756\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/931\/523\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1862\/1046\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/720\/405\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1440\/810\/AP21007717787517.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/secret-service-to-ramp-up-security-on-jan-6-2025-to-avoid-another-riot-at-the-capitol-1.jpg\" alt=\"Police outside Capitol fence\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>Capitol police officers stand outside of fencing that was installed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/John Minchillo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Executive Steering Committee, which will consist of &#8220;senior representatives from federal, state and local law enforcement and public safety partners,&#8221; will convene to start the formal planning process.<\/p>\n<p>The request was made in direct response to the 2021 Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, in which thousands of supporters of <span class=\"waslinkname\">former President Trump<\/span> stormed the Capitol to against the Electoral College vote count.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, Trump was asked by ABC host David Muir if he had any <span class=\"waslinkname\">regrets about Jan. 6<\/span> during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/343\/192\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/686\/384\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/672\/378\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1344\/756\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/931\/523\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1862\/1046\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/720\/405\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1440\/810\/AP21011076188479.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/secret-service-to-ramp-up-security-on-jan-6-2025-to-avoid-another-riot-at-the-capitol-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jan 6 riots\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"10.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><span>In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, in Washington.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/John Minchillo, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had nothing to do with that, other than they asked me to make a speech,&#8221; the Republican nominee replied.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s designation puts the Secret Service in charge of security instead of U.S. Capitol Police, first reported by the <span class=\"waslinkname\">Washington Post<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. 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