It means the Secret Service will oversee all security-related planning. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made the designation after a request from the mayor of Washington, D.C.
FILE - Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Frank Rocco Giustino, who skipped court hearings, profanely insulted a prosecutor and berated a federal judge, has been sentenced to three months behind bars for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. secretary has designated the congressional count and certification of the presidential election as a national special security event overseen by the Secret Service.
The goal is to improve planning and coordination, especially when it comes to pulling in resources across the federal government. About 140 police officers were injured that day. One officer collapsed and died. Four others later died by suicide. A Trump supporter seeking to climb through a broken window was shot and killed by authorities.
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