Force Major Arrested on Capitol Steps for Trump Impeachment

An active-duty U.S. Air Force officer was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after staging a protest calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Major Jason Watson, a logistics readiness officer currently on leave from an assignment in Poland, was taken into custody by Capitol Police for refusing to disperse after a scheduled press conference.

The arrest occurred following an event organized by the Removal Coalition, an advocacy group. Watson participated in the press conference alongside Democratic Representative Al Green of Texas. Under Capitol rules, demonstrations on the steps are prohibited unless a participant is accompanied by a member of Congress. After Representative Green departed the area, police instructed Watson to end his protest or move to a designated demonstration zone. Authorities stated that Watson refused lawful orders and was arrested on a charge of crowding, obstructing, and incommoding.

Video from the scene showed Watson in uniform holding a sign that read, "Impeach, Convict, Remove." During his earlier remarks, he accused the president of numerous impeachable offenses, centering on alleged violations of the War Powers Act...