Clyburn faces $5,000 fine after avoiding Capitol metal detector

A Capitol police report of the April 20 incident said House Majority James Clyburn "deliberately avoided being screened by refusing to submit to screening at the West lobby screening point." "Congressman Clyburn went to the restroom, came out, and continued past the officers and into the House Chamber," according to the report. Metal detectors were installed at the Capitol by the order of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following the January 6 riots. A spokesperson for Clyburn's office said in a statement to Politico that the South Carolina Democrat "respects the rules of the chamber and he disputes the characterization of this incident." A source familiar with the incident also told Politico that Clyburn went around the metal detector to return to the House floor, but he had gone through the security less than 10 minutes earlier.