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Sen. Sheehy involved in brief struggle between Capitol police and protester

Sheehy said he helped Capitol Police remove a protester during the hearing and described his intervention as an effort to de-escalate the situation.

Sen. Sheehy involved in brief struggle between Capitol police and protester
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Sen. Tim Sheehy said he helped Capitol Police remove a protester during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing. Capitol Police identified the protester as Senate candidate Brian McGinnis, reported injuries and said he faced multiple charges.

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Tim Sheehy Joins Police in Removing Brian McGinnis From Hearing

Outlets agree that Tim Sheehy joined Capitol Police in removing Brian McGinnis from a Senate hearing during McGinnis’s anti-war protest. Left-leaning outlets foreground the force used and McGinnis’s reported arm injury, raising scrutiny of Sheehy’s role. Center outlets mostly recount the removal and competing accounts of the injury, with some scrutiny of a senator physically intervening. Right-leaning outlets stress Sheehy’s assistance to police and McGinnis’s resistance, often presenting the intervention as de-escalation.

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