“Oh my, is that what that does? I thought it was for the urinal,” Bowman reportedly said when questioned by the Capitol Police. “I was just trying to get rid of my waste. Shaking hands with an old friend, you know? I thought pulling that lever would evacuate my urine from the receptacle. My mistake!” …

“I’m really going to have to plead ignorance on this one,” he said. “It activates the fire alarm? Seriously? I thought it said ‘FIRE’ on it in huge, clear letters to let anyone know how to clear out the urinal after a long session of Congress. I’m being honest here.”

[Only barely satire. This is what Bowman *actually* has planned to answer for his criminal false alarm. Suddenly, opposing false fire alarms is Nazi-ism. — Ed]

Bowman's office sent out this guidance to House Dem offices, looking for social media backup on fire alarm situation.

One proposed rebuttal: "Republicans need to instead focus their energy on the Nazi members of their party before anything else" pic.twitter.com/4gsQeMIRsR

— Max Cohen (@maxpcohen) October 2, 2023