Cowardly, unprecedented and unannounced move—without consulting the press galleries—by @senatemajldr to use Capitol Police to keep reporters away from senators during the impeachment trial. It’s prelude to his eventual effort to permanently ban the press from Capitol hallways.

Cowardly, unprecedented and unannounced move—without consulting the press galleries—by @senatemajldr to use Capitol Police to keep reporters away from senators during the impeachment trial. It’s prelude to his eventual effort to permanently ban the press from Capitol hallways.

— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) January 17, 2020