Twelve National Guard members have been removed from their mission to help secure the Biden inauguration on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, two U.S. officials told the Associated Press that the 12 National Guard members were removed from their assignments due to their ties with far-right fringe groups or extremist views posted online.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been busy vetting the 25,000 National Guard members deployed to stand guard at the U’S. Capitol during the Biden inauguration on Wednesday.
“Every single one of the 25,000 Guardsmen now in D.C. has been vetted by the FBI that carries out background checks as part of the credentialing process”, officials said.
Defense officials have been extremely worried about a possible insider attack during the Biden inauguration. Their worries were prompted by the deadly riot that happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
Pentagon hasn’t found any “insider threat” to the Biden inauguration
In a statement, the National Guard said it cannot provide further details about the outcome of the FBI vetting process for those assigned to secure the Biden inauguration.
