Thread by @CraigCaplan

USCP: “This morning the United States Capitol Police arrested a California man who had multiple knives in his truck near the Democratic National Committee headquarters.”

https://twitter.com/capitolpolice/status/1437423592480911369

USCP: "The driver, 44-year-old Donald Craighead of Oceanside, California was arrested for Possession of Prohibited Weapons. Craighead said he was 'on patrol' and began talking about white supremacist ideology and other rhetoric pertaining to white supremacy."

Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell and McCarthy are now meeting on Capitol Hill with new USCP Chief Tom Manger for a pre-scheduled meeting on security arrangements for the Capitol Hill "Justice for J6” rally scheduled for Saturday.

McConnell and McCarthy arrive at SCIF for the USCP security briefing on Saturday's Capitol Hill rally.

Pelosi heads into the closed briefing on USCP security planned for the September 18th Capitol Hill rally.

New US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger after briefing the top Hill leaders:"We just briefed them about the demonstration that scheduled for September 18th, just the intelligence information that we're aware of and a little bit about our operational plan,about what we plan to do."

Manager on security fencing planned for Sept. 18th rally: "The fence will go up a day or two before and if everything goes well, it will come down very soon after."

Manager said today's closed USCP security briefing on Sept. 18th rally with Hill leaders included the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms and that a press briefing will be held "a day or two before the event."

Senate Sergeant At Arms Karen Gibson after attending today's USCP security briefing on the Sept. 18th rally.

Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell and McCarthy all participated in the bipartisan Congressional 20th anniversary #September11 remembrance ceremony on the US Capitol's steps, immediately following the USCP security briefing.

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1437447179434606593

Schumer after USCP briefing on security for Sept. 18th rally to Hill pool: “They seemed very, very well prepared. Much better prepared than before January 6th and I think they're ready for whatever might happen."

Schumer: “I believe that they are well prepared, thorough, professional, and I think they’re better prepared than people were before January 6th.”