Squad Democrat extremist Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York was charged with a misdemeanor on Wednesday after pulling a fire alarm last month to postpone a House vote on funding bills in order to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Bowman, 47, was scheduled to be booked and processed by Capitol Police on the charge of false fire alarm, which carries a maximum term of six months in prison and a $1,000 fine. It is the lightest charge they could come up with for what he did. There are people getting double-digit year sentences for January 6 who did even less than Bowman.
If Bowman were a Republican, he would have been hit with a charge that carries up to 10 years in prison, but he has a D next to his name, so don’t expect any prison tie.
Bowman maintained the September 30 incident was an honest mistake caused by his attempt to open a door in order to get to a vote. Not even Helen Keller would have fallen for that bullschtein story.
A Capitol Police investigator stated in an affidavit filed in Washington, DC, Superior Court on Wednesday that Bowman claimed that the emergency escape “was a usual door he uses” during votes and that “he did not tell anyone” about the infraction until the “Sergeant at Arms contacted him.”
Bowman denied that his actions were ‘intended to cause a fire alarm,’ ‘intended to cause a security concern,’ and/or ‘intended to disrupt or obstruct a Congressional proceeding.’
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELSurveillance photographs, on the other hand, show that the alarms and emergency exits were properly marked and featured extensive instructions on how to open them. It looked like he removed the signs prior to pulling the alarm, as they were not visible in the security footage when Bowman did it, but they were there prior.
He went on to say that inside the Cannon House Office Building, a sign read, “emergency exit only push to open.”
According to the investigation, the sign actually reads, “Emergency Exit Only Push Until Alarm Sounds (3 Seconds) Door Will Unlock in 30 Seconds.”
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The investigator also discovered Bowman “jogging” down a staircase away from the emergency exit door he attempted to open and then “walking at a normal pace” as he exits the building onto New Jersey Ave.
According to the video, the politician then passed at least seven Capitol Police officers without telling them of his conduct, resulting in the evacuation of the House office building for an hour and a half.
Based on the information, the investigator decided that there was “probable cause to believe that the defendant willfully or knowingly gave a false fire alarm in the District of Columbia.”
“I’m thankful from the District of Columbia Attorney General’s office on this issue and grateful that the United States Capitol Police General Counsel’s agreed I did not obstruct or intend to obstruct any House vote or proceedings,” Bowman said in a statement shortly after the indictment was filed.
“I am responsible for activating a fire alarm, I will be paying the fine issued, and look forward to these charges being ultimately dropped,” he went on to say.
Why would the charges be dropped? When will the J6 defendant’s charges be dropped?
“I think we all know that Republicans will attempt to use this to distract everyone from their mess, but I look forward to putting this behind me and to continue working hard to deliver for New Yorkers.”
Bowman’s office had earlier distributed a letter of talking points in which it stated that Republicans should be more concerned about “Nazis” in their midst rather than drawing attention to the fire alarm issue.
The “Squad” lawmaker then apologized for the memo’s phrasing, stating it was issued “without my consent.”
A conservative watchdog has filed a new complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics, alleging that Bowman failed to act “in a manner that reflects creditably on the House.”
