Senators resorting to fidget spinners for entertainment during impeachment

By Tim Pearce

Published January 23, 2020 9:53pm ET

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Senators resorting to fidget spinners for entertainment during impeachment — A boy plays with a fidget spinner in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Russian authorities are investigating fidget spinners after state television reported that opposition activists are using them to attract supporters.

Several senators have been caught playing with small toys, reading, or doing other activities while impeachment proceedings drag on.

GOP Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina passed out fidget spinners, small toys used to ease anxiety and boredom, to colleagues on the Senate floor Thursday before proceedings began, according to NBC News. Burr spun a blue one while Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler, one of the House impeachment managers, argued in favor of convicting President Trump.

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