The Republican National Committee (RNC) has moved its headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C. on election night, citing protests and security concerns.

RNC members fear that the late-night results could lead to violent protests or civil unrest across Washington D.C.

The RNC has moved to an "undisclosed location" in the city and would stay there for the remainder of the election process.

Early in the day, the Trump campaign said they would monitor poll results from a "war room" built at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB). The said government building is part of the White House complex that sits across the West Wing, according to a Newsweek report.

The campaign's retreat to a government building caused the latest backlash to the administration, allegedly blurring lines between partisan political activity and governing.

According to reports, two sources familiar with the RNC's plans said possible civil unrest threats prompted the last-minute transfer. The campaign party was first situated at Arlington, Virginia. 

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Trump campaign spokesman, Tim Murtaugh, earlier told The New York Times in a statement that their war room needed to be in close proximity to the president.

He added that there is no expense whatsoever to American taxpayers for the use of a room in the EEOB, where events like prayer services and receptions for outside groups frequently occur.  

Protests

Many reports said on Monday that Black Lives Matter and Shutdown DC demonstrators are expected to surround the area should Trump refuse to acknowledge the election results. This or if Democrats' bet Joe Biden has clearly lost the race to the presidential seat.  

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Trump said he is not thinking about a concession speech or acceptance speech yet.

He said this during his stop to address RNC staff at their Arlington, Virginia headquarters offices Tuesday afternoon. Trump then added that winning is easy.

"Losing is never easy-not for me, it's not," Trump was quoted. 

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D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said on Monday that he wrote a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington office. Inside the letter, Newsham denounced violence and destruction of property, but he vowed to protect First Amendment rights to protest peacefully.

Meanwhile, some former government ethics officials criticized RNC's transfer, saying that it violates the Hatch Act.

The EEOB is part of the White House property and is intended for use solely by the Executive Office of the President and not for political campaign activities.

Walter Shaub, former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, tweeted on Tuesday evening that the "Trumpers" argument when they entered the White House for the RNC was that they were only using spaces not normally used for official business.

Shaub added that "now that they've got @US_OSC fully cowed, they've abandoned even that pretext. They're straight up torching the law."

Critics on social media also commented about the RNC and Trump campaign's move. One person tweeted that the party was retreating.

The person said that they first moved the party venue and then reduced the party guests from 400 to 250.

"Now they are moving the war room to the White House. What's next? Bunker?" the person added, as per the Newsweek report.