FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building can be seen from behind fencing with barbed wire in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than five weeks after the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol that sparked former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, the complex is a fortress.
An 8-foot (2.5-meter) tall fence encircles the U.S. government's traditionally open heart topped with barbed wire. Thousands of National Guard troops patrol the halls and a gilded portion of one staircase is bandaged over.
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