Washington — Following President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker.
Mike Johnson, R-La., and one of the most influential aides on Capitol Hill, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after his vehicle collided.
With a Capitol vehicle, according to two law enforcement sources who spoke to NBC News. The event was also verified by Johnson’s office.
According to a police report, Haynes struck a Capitol car at approximately midnight, according to one of the sources, who told NBC News that he was taken into custody and given.
A ticket to appear in court. Johnson, who sat just behind the president’s left shoulder and presided over the House floor after Trump’s address Tuesday night, was detained.
According to a statement from the US Capitol Police, “around 11:40 p.m. last night, a driver backed into a parked vehicle.” “We came and took them into custody for DUI.”
