A Democratic congressman faces $5,000 fine after Capitol police say he flouted the Capitol s metal detector security protocol insider@insider.com (Lauren Frias) © SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
House Majority Whip James Clyburn faces a $5,000 fine after Capitol Police said he bypassed metal detectors.
If he doesn t appeal, Clyburn would be the first Democrat to be fined for violating the security protocols.
Metal detectors were installed at the Capitol following the January 6 riots.
A Democratic congressman was fined $5,000 for failing to complete the Capitol s metal detector security protocol, according to a document from the Committee of Ethics released earlier this week.
Clyburn Is First Democrat Fined $5,000 For Evading Capitol Security Screening
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Jim Clyburn says he was fined for avoiding metal detectors off the House floor
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn told CNN that he was fined for violating the procedure of going through the metal detectors installed off the House floor, the first Democrat to receive such a fine.
“Yeah,” Clyburn of South Carolina told CNN on Thursday when asked to confirm that he had been fined. When asked by CNN what happened, Clyburn said, “I have no idea.” He said he planned to appeal the infraction.
“It’s just somebody on the other side trying to cause mischief,” Clyburn added without providing any evidence.
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