Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Oct. 26 for falsely activating a fire alarm at a congressional building on Capitol Hill last month.
Mr. Bowman spoke to reporters about the Sept. 30 incident before entering the courthouse, asserting that he wasn’t trying to “disrupt” official government proceedings with his actions. As to pulling the alarm, the lawmaker said: “I admitted that from the very beginning. So, you know, got to take responsibility.”
