Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) addressed on Monday the two investigations that he faces after he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building over the weekend as Democrats sought to delay voting on a Republican stopgap funding bill to keep the government.
Bowman, who has admitted to pulling the fire alarm, is under investigation by U.S. Capitol Police and by congressional investigators. He claims that he pulled the fire alarm because he was trying to get out of the building to go vote and that he thought that pulling the alarm would open the door.
Bowman was asked by a reporter as he was leaving his office if he still stood by his original statement on what he claims happened.
“You know, I don’t know why this has gotten so much attention,” Bowman said. “I was literally just in a rush to go vote, man. That’s all it was.”
“Are you afraid of any repercussions either from leadership or from legally(sic)?” the reporter asked.
“I mean, listen, I take responsibility for what I did, you know, but like I said, I was in a rush to go vote, and, you know, the investigation will sort everything else out,” Bowman responded.
Bowman said that he has talked to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) about the matter but that he would disclose what has been said, although he may in the future.
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Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman says he still stands by his statement that he pulled the fire alarm in the Capitol complex by accident:
"I don't know why this has gotten so much attention. I was literally just in a rush to go vote, man! That's all it was!" pic.twitter.com/Lq38tL90J8
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 2, 2023
