Rep. Bowman Pleads Guilty to Pulling Fire Alarm Stunt in House Building

Rep. Jamaal Bowman removed emergency exit signs and pulled a fire alarm in the House office building, despite initially claiming he pulled it by accident.

New footage shows Bowman deliberately removing signs and pulling the alarm, contradicting his original story.

Bowman pleaded guilty to giving a false fire alarm, agreed to apologize, and charges will be dismissed in 3 months if no repeat offense.

Some critics say Bowman should be censured for his conduct, but House Democratic leader Jeffries says censure is unwarranted.

The incident happened as Bowman claimed he was rushing to vote to avert a government shutdown, though some doubt his explanation.