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Update (1708ET): Rep. Ilhan Omar also pretended to be in handcuffs – and can be seen raising her right arm at the very end of the clip.
What’s more, her staff lied to reporter Esme Murphy and said she was handcuffed. Watch:
Staff confirms this is video of Rep @ilhanmn under arrest and in handcuffs , she and other female Members were arrested in a protest supporting abortion rights in front of the Supreme Court today pic.twitter.com/2RwOAq6U2J
— esme murphy (@esmemurphy) July 19, 2022
Update: US Capitol Police said in a statement that they made “a total of 34 arrests for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding,” which included “16 members of Congress.”