Capitol Police Arrest House Staffers For Protesting Climate Change In Schumer's Office

The United States Capitol Police arrested six House staffers on Monday for protesting inside the office of Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY.

• Capitol Police responded to a protest that took place in room 322 of the Hart Senate Office Building around 11:15 AM on Monday, according to the Daily Wire.
• The arrested staffers were Saul Levin, Aria Kovalovich, Courtney Koelhel, Emma Preston, Phillip Bennet, and Rajiv Sicora.

The Colbert Nine staffers from Stephen Colbert’s show were arrested for lying about being credentialed press and entering federal buildings without a congressional staffer to accompany them

• Despite all the evidence presented, the U.S. Attorney's office declined to prosecute the “Colbert Nine.”
  1. Last week, the United States Capitol Police were in headlines for pushing back on the U.S. Attorney’s office’s decision to not prosecute the “Colbert Nine,” staffers from Stephen Colbert’s show who were arrested for lying about being credentialed press, and entering federal buildings without a congressional staffer to accompany them.
  2. Andy Levin, D-MI, also participated in the protest, tweeting, “BREAKING: we, staffers of the US Congress, are peacefully sitting in on Senator Schumer’s office to demand Dems pass climate justice policy this year.
  3. “It is unfortunate that despite all of the evidence the Department presented, including that the group or its leader had been told several times that they could not be in the buildings without an escort, that the U.S. Attorney’s office declined to prosecute any members of the group for Unlawful Entry,” Capitol Police Chief J.
  4. Kovalovich tweeted during the incident, “BREAKING: Congressional staff are staging a peaceful sit-in in [Senator Schumer’s] office to protest our leaders failure and inaction on climate policy and urge them to use every last negotiating tool to meet this moment.
  5. The United States Capitol Police arrested six House staffers on Monday for protesting inside the office of Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY.
  6. Capitol Police responded to a protest that took place in room 322 of the Hart Senate Office Building around 11:15 AM on Monday, according to the Daily Wire. 

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