Nancy Pelosi sent a deliberate message during the impeachment proceedings through a fashion statement.
Used originally as a weapon in the Middle Ages, the mace was adopted by the U.S. as a symbol of authority for the Sergeant of Arms of the House in 1789. The resolution of the symbol specified that “a proper symbol of office shall be provided for the Sergeant at Arms, of such form and device as the Speaker shall direct” and has since been used in a procession by the sergeant-at-arms for daily sessions of the House.The symbol of the mace has been noted as one of the U.S.
Pelosi has worn the mace brooch before, including when she and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff held aShe also sported the golden brooch during Trump's State of the Union address in February, where
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