Updated: May 15 2021, 12:56 ET MAXINE Walters “abused post 9/11 rule to get ‘VIP concierge service’ on a flight to attend Derek Chauvin’s trial,” it has been claimed. Congress has been “abusing” a program created after 9/11 that was designed to protect the flying public, an association for federal air marshals has said. 4 Maxine Waters is said to have abused a post 9/11 rule designed to protect the flying publicCredit: Getty 4 Waters is surrounded by members of the media as she makes an appearance outside the Brooklyn Center Police DepartmentCredit: Reuters The Air Marshal National Council, which represents some of the nation’s 2,000 air marshals, said the problem began after the January 6 Capitol protests.