Presiding officer orders sergeant to take 'Mister Rutherford' into custody during session

May 20, 2026

During routine proceedings the presiding officer said, "We found mister Rutherford. Please take him into custody," and instructed the sergeant-at-arms; the transcript records the order but provides no further context on the reason or outcome.

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The presiding officer interrupted routine business to instruct enforcement: "We found mister Rutherford. Please take him into custody." The order to the sergeant-at-arms was recorded in the transcript; the segments do not include a reason for the instruction or any subsequent explanation on the floor.

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