FBI, NYPD told Capitol Police about risk of violence, officials say

FBI, NYPD told Capitol Police about risk of violence, officials say

The FBI and the New York City Police Department passed information to the Capitol Police about the possibility of violence during the Jan. 6 protests against the counting of the Electoral College vote, and the FBI even visited more than a dozen extremists already under investigation to urge them not to travel to Washington, senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.

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