oneland security secretary Alejandro mayorcas has designated the counting and certification of electoral votes of the upcoming presidential race by Congress a national special security event the US Secret Service announced Wednesday this is the first time the certification event scheduled for January 6th 2025 has been granted this designation the agency said the move which appears to be an effort to avoid a repeat of the violence seen on January 6th 2021 when a mob of trump supporters stormed the US capital was first reported by The Washington Post National special security events are events of the highest national significance Eric ranagan the special agent in charge of the US secret Services dignitary protective division said in a statement ranagan added that the agency in collaboration with our federal state and local partners are committed to developing and implementing a comprehensive and Integrated Security plan to ensure the safety and security of this event and its participants the designation follows a request by Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser the agency said reports by the house select committee investigating the January 6th 2021 Insurrection and the government accountability office had also made a similar recommendation the executive steering committee comprising representatives from federal state and local law enforcement and Public Safety Partners have already began planning for the event which will mark four years since the capital Riot over 1,470 people have been charged with offenses related to the January 6th Insurrection according to the Associated Press GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested he would pardon the riers if he wins in November the presidential inauguration scheduled for January 20th 2025 has also been designated a national special security event as were the two- party conventions over the summer during Tuesday night's ABC News presidential debate against vice president kamla Harris Trump suggested he had no regrets about any of his actions on January 6 pinning the blame for the violence that unfolded at then house Speaker Nancy Pelosi Democrat California the former president also once again refused to acknowledge his defeat in the 2020 election don't forget like share subscribe my channel buboo dos news