Hundreds of protesters organized by a left-wing Jewish group on Wednesday occupied one of the buildings in the U.S. Capitol complex and some appeared to be arrested
Approximately 300 people were arrested by Capitol Police during a large-scale demonstration on Wednesday againstMost were arrested for demonstrating in the Capitol, according to the spokesperson.
Hundreds of people had gathered in and outside of the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday before the arrests. Some of the demonstrators, organized by a left-wing Jewish group, then entered the Cannon House Office Building at different security entrance points and assembled in the rotunda, the police spokesperson said.
The large-scale demonstration follows a similar event at the White House earlier this week that also resulted in dozens of arrests. Protesters, just like everyone else, can legally enter the Capitol complex and only risk legal issues when they start causing a disturbance, according to the police spokesperson.
Police departments from the surrounding areas were called in to help at the complex on Wednesday, including Washington's Metropolitan Police and officers from Virginia, according to law enforcement sources."The irony is the US Constitution protects these protesters freedom to be absolute idiots," Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., wrote in a
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