Dan Crenshaw fined $5,000 after bypassing Capitol security

Published September 30, 2021 8:42pm ET



Rep. Dan Crenshaw was fined $5,000 for bypassing security procedures before he entered the Republican cloakroom within the Capitol complex last week, the House Committee on Ethics said Wednesday.

The fine levied against the Texas Republican follows an investigation into two individuals who entered the House chamber without clearing security. Officers identified Crenshaw as one, and the other unidentified person appeared to be a former member of Congress.

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