Well, they have been present in the streets. I don't know just how many blocks from the Federal building but certainly not just in the perimeter of the Federal property. They have swept through streets. They have vans that have gone through the streets. They have grabbed protesters and thrown them into vans. So they have departed significantly from, if you will, the mission of defending the Federal building.
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