Cory Booker Staffer Arrested for Carrying a Firearm on Capitol Grounds

Capitol Police arrested one of Senator Cory Booker’s staffers on Monday evening for carrying a pistol without a license on Capitol grounds.

The arrest occurred as the New Jersey lawmaker began a nearly-18 hour long floor speech in opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda.

The staffer, identified by police as 59-year-old Kevin Batts, was arrested after authorities learned outside of the Senate galleries that he was armed. Booker reportedly guided Batts around security screening earlier on Monday.

“Yesterday afternoon a Member of Congress led an IDed staff member around security screening at the Hart Senate Office Building. Later that evening, outside the Senate Galleries, the IDed staff member — who is a retired law enforcement officer — told our officers he was armed,” a Capitol Police spokesman said on Tuesday.

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