Washington, DC, bracing for a summer of heightened security
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Law enforcement in the nation’s capital are bracing for potential unrest and ramping up security this summer when a number of high-profile and politically fraught events could spark protests, including a NATO summit and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington.
Law enforcement in the nation’s capital are bracing for potential unrest and ramping up security this summer when a number of high-profile and politically fraught events could spark protests, including a NATO summit and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington. The confluence of events stretches from late June when the Supreme Court is expected to issue several blockbuster opinions, including on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim, to July when DC will host the NATO summit as well as Netanyahu, to the political conventions that will draw law enforcement resources from DC to Milwaukee and Chicago. The outward signs are already on display. Bike rack fencing has gone up around the Supreme Court in anticipation of decisions expected Friday and likely several days next week before the high court’s summer recess. Capitol Police will also work with Supreme Court Police to cover security. “With the political conventions, visits from high profile leaders, and the many issues being debated in Congress, this will be a very busy summer,” US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger told CNN. “I’m confident that our Department is prepared for what’s ahead.” Between the NATO summit from July 9 to 11 and Netanyahu’s visit two weeks after that, Washington could see its largest demonstrations since the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, according to one official with the Metropolitan Police Department in DC. The department is preparing for the potential of mass arrests. “There’s not one single demonstration or one single thing that is like causing more or less angst,” the official said, adding that current intelligence indicates a high volume of protests this summer.
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