
GOP rep says he intentionally sidestepped House metal detectors to get legal standing to sue Pelosi
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GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde said he wasn't trying to sneak a gun into the House chamber when he bypassed new metal detectors installed at the Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot.
"I did that so we would have legal standing to take the case to federal court, and that's exactly what I'm going to do," Clyde, R-Ga., told Fox News. "And I'm all teed up to do that. People have to stand for the Constitution. And if I have to get fined in order to give me a legal standing to do that then I'll be fined." Clyde, a Georgia gun store owner, refused to go through the new metal detectors outside the House chamber two times in violation of a new House rule put in place after the Jan. 6 insurrection to ensure that no guns and weapons are brought into the chamber. Breaking the rules cost Clyde $15,000 in fines -- $5,000 for the first infraction and $10,000 for the second.More Related News