In a separate statement, Representative Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat and former Army Ranger, said he spoke with military officials who were aware of “possible threats posed by alleged terrorists” in the coming days and were working with local and federal law police to stop them.
Even with the crowd of hundreds – if not thousands – of breached gates, broken windows and storming the Capitol last week, there have also been tense clashes in state parliaments in Kansas, Colorado, Oregon and Georgia. On Saturday, that trend seemed to continue when Senator Charles E. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said he was informed of a “disturbing report of a death threat” received on Friday by the Iowa Democratic Party.
“Threats like this and violence are UNACCEPTABLE”, Mr. Grassley wrote on Twitter.
On Monday, the Michigan Capitol Commission is due to meet to consider banning arms from the building. In April, in a kind of dress rehearsal for the chaos in Washington, a group of armed protesters condemning the coronavirus blockades invaded the State Capitol in Lansing, not long after Trump tweeted: “Liberate Michigan”.
Armed with federal warrants, police officers spent much of the weekend cracking down on people who invaded the National Capitol, making a series of arrests in Iowa from states to Florida and filing new charges against some of the more than 80 people who were being taken under custody last week by local officials in Washington. Among those accused so far is a man seen pulling the pulpit from Mayor Nancy Pelosi; the leader of the Hawaii chapter of the far-right nationalist group, the Proud Boys; and a QAnon conspiracy theorist, known for appearing at pro-Trump rallies with a horned headdress and a spear.
On Saturday, federal prosecutors filed a new complaint against Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., a Georgia man who was accused of threatening Mrs. Pelosi saying in a text message that he would put “a bullet in his head on live TV” . Federal officials said Meredith was staying at a Holiday Inn in Washington and had weapons in her trailer-style trailer, which included a Glock pistol, a Tavor X95 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
On Sunday, prosecutors filed charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct against a figure who was first identified online by civilian detectives: Eric G. Munchel of Nashville. In a photograph that was widely circulated after the attack, Munchel, 30, was depicted using tactical military equipment and carrying a handful of plastic restraints known as ties.
Prosecutors in Washington also filed a complaint on Sunday about similar charges against Larry R. Brock, a retired Texas Air Force officer, saying he also carried plastic restraints.