Capitol Police gave senators phrase cards with suggestions to tell reporters covering impeachment to 'get out of my way'

Associated Press

• Capitol Police gave US senators phrase cards to use to curb the press amid the Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
• The cards include phrases such as "please get out of my way," "you are preventing me from doing my job," and "please do not touch me."
• The phrasebooks are just one example of the increased security — and restricted press access — imposed by the Senate during the much-anticipated impeachment trial.
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Capitol Police gave US senators phrase cards to tell reporters covering President Donald Trump's impeachment trial to "get out of my way," according to the Associated Press.

The cards, which also encourage senators to tell reporters that they are "preventing me from doing my job" and "please do not touch me," is just one example of the heightened security — and limited press access — in the Capitol that the Senate imposed ahead of the president's impeachment trial.

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