New Footage Proves Bowman Removed Signs, Pulled Alarm

Newly released footage proves that Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lied while defending his decision to pull the fire alarm in a congressional office building — as it shows him throwing emergency warning signs on the ground, pulling the alarm and fleeing the scene.

Bowman initially tried to claim that he had only pulled the fire alarm because he thought it would open the nearby door so that he could get to the House floor to vote.

“I don’t know why this has gotten so much attention. I was literally just in a rush to go vote, man. That’s all it was,” Bowman said at the time while speaking with reporters.

However, many critics accused him of pulling the alarm to stall a vote that prevented a government shutdown — pointing out that the warning signs had been removed and noting that Bowman had knowledge of the consequences of pulling a fire alarm as a former middle school teacher.

At the time, the only available evidence of Bowman’s actions was a photo — but footage emerged on Thursday showing the entire incident.

The video shows the Democrat congressman fleeing the scene immediately after activating the fire alarm without trying to open the door that he claimed his stunt was supposed to open.

This new evidence “clearly contradicts Bowman’s claim, with Bowman at no point trying to access the door after pulling the alarm, immediately rushing from the area,” according to Breitbart News. The outlet also confirmed through several sources that the Democrat congressman had “sprung down a set of stairs and left the building through another exit.”

Bowman has since pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of “False Fire Alarm” in exchange for no jail time, as Capitol Police had filed charges against him that could have led to him serving up to six months in jail.

Meanwhile, House Republicans have drafted a resolution to expel Bowman from Congress — arguing that his actions were designed to obstruct an official vote. GOP lawmakers have asserted that Bowman’s stunt was intended to shut down the Capitol and delay the vote that prevented a government shutdown — giving Senate Democrats more time to construct a government spending bill that would have benefited the left.