WAPO: NORFOLK FBI OFFICE WARNED THAT EXTREMISTS PREPARED FOR "WAR" BEFORE CAPITOL ATTACK Jan 12, 2021 / 10:15 PM EST by: WAVY, AP
NORFOLK, Va. (AP/WAVY) — The FBI had warned that extremists were preparing to come to Washington, attack Congress and engage in “war,” according to a report in The Washington Post
The report says the warning was issued internally by the FBI’s field office in Norfolk, Virginia, a day before the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The warning directly contradicts statements from the Justice Department and FBI officials that they had no intelligence to suggest a storming of the Capitol.