Another GOP Rep Fined $5K For Evading Metal Detector

The Hill reports:

Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) became the sixth House member to be issued a $5,000 fine for failing to complete a security screening before entering the House chamber last week, the House Ethics Committee revealed on Monday.

The Capitol Police report filed with the fine notification states that Smucker entered the House chamber without undergoing a security screening last Wednesday, even though a police officer on duty tried to get his attention.

Read the full article. Make your jelly jokes. Smucker was among the 146 House Republicans who voted to reject the results of the Electoral College.

A sixth House member — Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) — has been issued a $5,000 fine for failing to complete a House floor security screening.https://t.co/u3LAsaXjSA

— Cristina Marcos (@cimarcos) May 24, 2021