Conservative House members failed to convince a federal judge they shouldn’t have to go through a security checkpoint or pay fines for violating rules passed in the wake of the attack on the Capitol.

Congressmen Andrew Clyde, Louie Gohmert and Lloyd Smucker all argued the mandatory screening implemented after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol violated rules that bar arresting representatives unless they commit treason.

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