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Watch: Suspicious substance investigated outside Schiff’s office

A Capitol Police officer walks by the Rayburn office of Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., after a suspicious substance was reported on Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

By Thomas McKinless

Posted February 6, 2020 at 1:53pm

Capitol Police closed off the hallway outside Rep. Adam B. Schiff’s office Thursday due to reports of a suspicious substance. The media was kept from approaching the corridor, but some lawmakers and staff were allowed through.

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