An Air Force major was arrested in uniform on the steps of the Capitol after he called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.U.S.Capitol Police arrested Jason Watson, an active-duty service member, on Wednesday afternoon following remarks at a news conference where he said Trump and Vice President JD Vance should be removed from office.The event was organized by the Removal Coalition, a group that lobbies members of Congress to impeach Trump, and attended by Rep.
Al Green, D-Texas, who has repeatedly introduced articles of impeachment against Trump.“I’m here with him because Rep.Green is the only member of Congress that has demonstrated the courage and conviction to ...
force a vote on articles of impeachment,” Watson said at the event.“If Congress followed his example, we could remove the entire Trump administration, but Congress remains unconvinced of the urgency and necessity for them to honor their oaths, so we must persuade them with our unrelenting, uncompromising civil resistance.”Watson said he is not a Democrat and does not share policy positions with Green, who lost his re-election bid this year.
Green’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Watson’s arrest.Capitol Police said in a statement that it “is generally against the law for the public to demonstrate on the House Steps unless they are with a Member of Congress.”“Yesterday afternoon, a man was escorted to the House Steps by a Member of Congress,” the statement said.“When the Member of Congress left the area, our officers gave the man lawful orders to stop the illegal demonstration or he would be arrested.
The man refused our lawful orders.”U.S.Air Force Major Jason Watson on the Capitol steps, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Allison Bailey / APCapitol Police identified the man as Watson, adding that he was arrested on charges of ...