NEW: Looks like the exterior fencing around the Capitol is going to go back up ahead of potential unrest over the Chauvin trial verdict and Joe Biden& #39;s April 28 address to Congress.

Details w/ @sarahnferris and @nicholaswu12 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/20/capitol-fence-dc-protests-483500">https://www.politico.com/news/2021...

We& #39;re told the $2 million fencing proposal was slated to come before the Capitol Police Board today. It won& #39;t be quite as extensive as previous fencing, but it comes amid lawmakers& #39; anxiety about the security situation on the hill. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/20/capitol-fence-dc-protests-483500">https://www.politico.com/news/2021...

BLUNT (via @jeremyherb):

"I& #39;m certainly not aware of the particular threat to the Capitol, nor do I think that every time there& #39;s some incident somewhere in the country that could possibly create a public response that we should fence off the US Capitol." https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/20/capitol-fence-dc-protests-483500">https://www.politico.com/news/2021...

UPDATE: Just minutes after the plan was announced — and after the verdict in the Chauvin trial was delivered — Capitol Police abandoned plans to rebuild some of the exterior security fence. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/20/capitol-fence-dc-protests-483500">https://www.politico.com/news/2021...