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Stinky The Clown

(67,765 posts) Mon Sep 16, 2019, 11:55 PM Sep 2019

These are the operational divisions of the US House Segeant At Arms

From house.gov:

The following divisions comprise the Office of the Sergeant at Arms:

Immediate Office/Member Support
Protocol and Chamber Operations
House Garages & Parking Security
Information Services
Identification Services
Police Services/Law Enforcement
House Security
Emergency Management

The emphasis on "Police Services/Law Enforcement" is mine.

Police services and law enforcement. As in arrest powers? I know they have only a very rudimentary jail with one or two cells. I bet they can contract with some other system to provide the ability for more long term detention. You know, for things like ignoring subpoenas.

Is this even close to possible?

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These are the operational divisions of the US House Segeant At Arms (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Sep 2019 OP

The Segeant At Arms can arrest people. PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #1

The District of Columbia Jail or the D.C. Central Detention Facility elleng Sep 2019 #2

They have the authority. The power/practical ability to actally do it StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #3

obstruction of justice? (If they prevent a lawful arrest) eShirl Sep 2019 #5

Possinly. But who"s going to charge and prosecute them? StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #6

some links for you ... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. The Segeant At Arms can arrest people.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 12:02 AM

Sep 2019

Apparently in 1934 "a member of the Hoover administration was temporarily held in the Willard Hotel".

elleng

(130,761 posts)

2. The District of Columbia Jail or the D.C. Central Detention Facility

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 12:09 AM

Sep 2019

is a jail run by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections in Washington, D.C., United States. The Stadium–Armory station serves the D.C. Jail. Wikipedia
Address: 1901 D St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Opened: 1872

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._Jail

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

3. They have the authority. The power/practical ability to actally do it

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 12:14 AM

Sep 2019

is a different thing. It's not likely Capitol Police can successfully arrest and jail a man under the 24-hour protection of a security detail or anyone working in the White House.