A protester briefly interrupted the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday evening, running into the Senate chamber and yelling while Rep. Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the floor. The protester, who is well-known to Capitol Police, yelled “Jesus Christ” after rushing into the chamber. He also yelled, “They support abortion,” referring to Democrats, and called Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) the “devil” before being dragged away. No one was hurt in the incident. According to the Associated Press, the man was arrested for unlawful conduct after he unlawfully entered the chamber. Police said the probe is ongoing and the man may face additional charges.
We have our first impeachment trial interruption!!
It's hard to make out what he yells aside from "JESUS CHRIST..." before he's taken out of the Senate chamber@RepJeffries responds by quoting scripture before going back to reading from the WH readout of the July 25 call pic.twitter.com/VWnfw44m6V
