The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has established a command post in Washington to monitor and respond to threats related to the country’s presidential election, the FBI said in a statement. ABC News previously reported that U.S. election officials are receiving numerous threats, forcing law enforcement to dedicate additional resources to maintaining public safety ahead of the presidential election.
“The FBI, along with key partners, maintains a 24-hour General Election Command Post (NECP)… at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, during the week of the 2024 General Election,” – says a message on the department’s website.
According to the statement, the purpose of the command post is to provide the FBI with broad capabilities to respond to any emerging election security issues, including federal election crimes, threats to election officials, “hostile foreign influence” operations, cyber threats and potential attacks. domestic terrorists.
“NECP will monitor major complaints received from all 55 FBI field offices through their respective command posts,” – says the message.
It should be noted that the point was opened on November 1 and will remain open at least until November 9.
According to ABC News, since April, the FBI has received more than 2,000 reports of threats to election officials and has launched at least 100 investigations; Legal charges have already been filed against more than 20 suspects.
The United States presidential elections will take place on November 5. The Democratic Party will be represented by the vice president of the United States Kamala HarrisRepublican – former president donald trump.
