A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19SALEM, Ore. -- A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19. Another Republican lawmaker, who on the same day the Oregon Capitol was breached ripped off his mask on the Senate floor to protest coronavirus restrictions, says he has been absent from the Senate because his father tested positive for COVID-19. “The Oregon State Police spent over four months investigating me. The breach of the Oregon Capitol was a precursor to the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Nearman put every person in the Capitol in serious danger and created fear among Capitol staff and legislators,” Kotek tweeted.

Source: ABC News May 07, 2021 17:15 UTC