美国国土安全部(Department of Homeland Security)周三宣布，认证总统选举结果的行为现在将被赋予联邦政府提供的最高安全级别。
2025年1月6日现在将被国土安全部指定为国家特别安全事件(NSSE)——与民主党和共和党全国代表大会等事件同等重要。根据该机构的说法，这一指定允许“来自联邦政府以及州和地方合作伙伴的大量资源用于全面的安全计划”。
“国家特别安全事件是具有最高国家意义的事件，”负责美国特勤局高官保护部门的特工埃里克·拉纳汉在一份声明中说。“美国特勤局与我们的联邦、州和地方合作伙伴合作，致力于制定和实施全面、综合的安全计划，以确保此次活动及其参与者的安全和安保。”
NSSE由国土安全部部长指定，由特勤局领导。
据该机构称，华盛顿市长穆里尔·布瑟提出了命名请求。
1月6日是一个形式，但上次国会试图认证总统选举结果时，前总统唐纳德·特朗普的一群支持者闯入国会大厦试图阻止选举。
1月6日的结果导致司法部提起数百起诉讼，特别顾问杰克·史密斯对特朗普提起刑事指控，特朗普否认有任何不当行为。
Homeland Security designates next Jan. 6 as a 'National Special Security Event'
The act of certifying the presidential election results will now be given the highest security designation the federal government makes available, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday.
Jan. 6, 2025, will now be designated a National Special Security Event (NSSE) by the Department of Homeland Security – on par with events like the Democratic and Republican national conventions. This designation allows for "significant resources from the federal government, as well as from state and local partners, to be utilized in a comprehensive security plan," according to the agency.
“National Special Security Events are events of the highest national significance,” Eric Ranaghan, the special agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s Dignitary Protective Division, said in a statement. “The U.S. Secret Service, 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.”
An NSSE is designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security and is led by the Secret Service.
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser made a request for the designation, according to the agency.
Jan. 6 is a formality, but the last time Congress attempted to certify the results of the presidential election, a group of supporters of former President Donald Trump breached the Capitol in an attempt to stop it.
The results of Jan. 6 resulted in hundreds of prosecutions by the Justice Department and criminal charges brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith against Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing.
