Protester arrested after flinging flags at Trump
Small Russian flags bearing the word "Trump" are thrown by a protester toward President Donald Trump, as he walks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Capitol Hill to have lunch with Senate Republicans and push for his tax reform agenda, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Small Russian flags bearing the word "Trump" are thrown by a protester toward President Donald Trump, as he walks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to have lunch with Senate Republicans.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon and walk past a Russian flag on the floor that was thrown at the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump joined the senators to talk about upcoming legislation, including the proposed GOP tax cuts and reform. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Shown is a small Russian flag bearing the word "Trump" that was thrown by a protester toward President Donald Trump, as he walked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Capitol Hill to have lunch with Senate Republicans and push for his tax reform agenda, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Erica Werner)
Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action (C) is corralled by police after he threw paper Russian flags at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. President Donald Trump as they arrived for the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump joined the senators to talk about upcoming legislation, including the proposed GOP tax cuts and reform. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
A protester is detained after throwing Russian flags with the word "Trump" printed on it toward President Donald Trump as he arrived at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, for a lunch with Republican senators. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
PUBLISHED: October 24, 2017 at 2:52 p.m. | UPDATED: October 25, 2017 at 11:58 a.m.
WASHINGTON — A protester who got within a few yards of President Donald Trump in the Capitol and shouted "Trump is treason" was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct, according to U.S. Capitol Police.
The man was identified as Ryan T. Clayton, 36, of Sterling, Virginia, said Eva Malecki, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Capitol Police.
Despite tight security, Clayton was in a crowd of reporters as the president walked near the Senate chamber on his way to a lunch with GOP senators. He yelled, "Trump is treason. Why are you talking about tax cuts when you should be talking about treason?" He also tossed small Russian flags bearing the word "Trump" toward the president.
Clayton identified himself as being with Americans Take Action, a group that wants to see Trump impeached.
In July, Clayton stood among reporters in a Senate office building and threw Russian flags at Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
An investigation into the protest is continuing, Malecki said.
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