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PHOTO PACKAGE: U.S. Capitol Security Preparations Ahead Of Biden Inauguration And Trump Impeachment Trial

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(21 PHOTOS by AFP, AP, EPA-EFE, Reuters)
An American flag is seen through a broken window at Union Station near the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, USA, 14 January 2021. As result of potential violent unrest, at least twenty thousand National Guard troops are being deployed in Washington to help secure the city in the days leading up to next week’s inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
13 An American flag is seen through a broken window at Union Station near the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, USA, 14 January 2021. As result of potential violent unrest, at least twenty thousand National Guard troops are being deployed in Washington to help secure the city in the days leading up to next week’s inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
Firearms are issued to U.S. National Guard troops at the East Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, January 13, 2021. EPA-EFE
14 Firearms are issued to U.S. National Guard troops at the East Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, January 13, 2021. EPA-EFE
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (right) walks past members of the National Guard trying to get some sleep inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, January 13, 2021. EPA-EFE
15 Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (right) walks past members of the National Guard trying to get some sleep inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, January 13, 2021. EPA-EFE
National Guard members assemble in the Capitol Visitor's Center on Capitol Hill before Democrats begin debating one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
16 National Guard members assemble in the Capitol Visitor's Center on Capitol Hill before Democrats begin debating one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

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