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FBI tracking 'extensive' online chatter about armed protests

WASHINGTON — The FBI is tracking an "extensive amount of concerning online chatter," including calls for armed protests leading up to next week's presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday.

Wray, in his first public appearance since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, said in a security briefing for Vice President Mike Pence that the FBI remains concerned about the potential for violence at protests and rallies in Washington and in state capitols around the country.

Those events could bring armed individuals near government buildings and elected officials, Wray warned, while also noting, "One of the real challenges in this space is trying to distinguish what's aspirational versus what's intentional."

https://www.startribune.com/fbi-tracking-extensive-online-chatter-about-armed-protests/600010670/

 

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