The liberal protester who earlier this week infiltrated a group of reporters in a secure area of the Capitol, tossed mini-Russian flags and shouted "treason" at President Trump had been on a watch list before Tuesday’s incident, Fox News has learned. The protester was identified as Ryan Clayton, an activist from an anti-Trump group who was later arrested and charged with unlawful conduct. PROTESTER THROWS RUSSIAN FLAGS AT TRUMP, SHOUTS 'TREASON' AFTER BLENDING IN WITH PRESSClayton has been on a “watch list” kept by the Capitol Police, a source said, and was denied entry to the complex earlier that day when an officer recognized him at the Russell Senate Office Building. He used an outdated visitor’s pass to enter the Capitol through a tunnel connecting the Rayburn House Office building. His group, Americans Take Action, is anti-Trump, with tabs on its website dedicated to his impeachment, “Trump Puppets” and options to “Get Russian Trump Flags.”At the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, he spearheaded the distribution of over 1,000 Russian flags with Trump's name printed across the middle.

Source: Fox News October 26, 2017 20:03 UTC