In photos: Washington is on high security alert ahead of Inauguration Day
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial could begin on Inauguration Day, just as Democrat Joe Biden takes the oath of office in an extraordinary end to the defeated president’s tenure in the White House. The trial timeline and schedule are largely set by Senate procedures and will start as soon as the House delivers the article of impeachment. That could mean starting the trial at 1 p.m. on Inauguration Day. The ceremony at the Capitol starts at noon.
Workers place Biden-Harris inauguration banners on the inaugural parade viewing stand across from the White House in Washington.ERIN SCOTT/Reuters
Barbed wire is installed on the top of a security fence surrounding the US Capitol in Washington.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the National Guard talk on Capitol Hill in Washington.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Barbed wire is installed on the top of a security fence surrounding the US Capitol in Washington.SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Workers board up the International Monetary Fund building near the White House prior to the presidential inauguration in Washington.ERIN SCOTT/Reuters
National Guard soldiers maintain a watch over the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives impeached U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.JOSHUA ROBERTS/Reuters
Workers board up the buildings near the White House prior to the presidential inauguration in Washington.ERIN SCOTT/Reuters
Barbed wire is installed on the top of a security fence surrounding the US Capitol in Washington.SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Graffiti is seen on a boarded up building near the White House prior to the presidential inauguration in Washington.ERIN SCOTT/Reuters
Workers board up the buildings near the White House prior to the presidential inauguration in Washington.ERIN SCOTT/Reuters
A member of the National Guard provides security at the US Capitol in Washington.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Workers unload security fencing near the White House in Washington.MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
A monitor at a bus shelter near the White House shows images of people wanted in connection with the insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington.MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the Nation Guard patrol Capitol Hill in Washington.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the National Guard unload supplies outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images
A member of the National Guard walks through the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images