Metal detectors were installed in the Capitol after the attack and some Republicans went ballistic
By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated January 13, 2021, 2:06 a.m.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is searched by US Capitol Police after setting off the metal detector outside the doors to the House of Representatives Chamber on Tuesday.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
House lawmakers are now required to go through a metal detector security screening before being allowed to enter the chamber â a precautionary measure that galled several Republicans Tuesday, some of whom uttered obscenities or ignored the devices, claiming they were impeding them from voting.
President Donald Trump is on the verge of becoming the first president to be impeached twice, as politicians move quickly to punish him over last week’s deadly US Capitol attack.