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“I got called on. I asked a question. The question was: ‘What was his red line? What would it take in terms of unconstitutional actions that the Trump administration was doing for him to finally exercise his oversight role and call for an end?’” Feiner said in an interview. “And he didn't answer my question. He talked about appropriations. So I was frustrated, and I did call out, ‘Answer my question, answer my question.’ And then the next person, he didn't answer their question either.”

Feiner said that she was then approached by a member of Lawler’s staff, who told her: “You’ve been warned twice, you’re coming out now.” Feiner said that she had been targeted since she arrived at the venue, saying that Lawler’s staff “immediately zeroed in on me” despite the fact that “my behavior was no different than 80% of the behavior in that room.” She said that she thinks she was targeted because she has been to protests outside of Lawler’s office and has been critical of the congressman online.

Lawler’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

In a widely circulated video of the incident, Lawler’s staff are seen attempting to remove Feiner, who responds by saying, “I’m not leaving.” His staff then repeatedly asked Jennifer Cabrera, who was filming a video of the staff’s behavior at the public event, to stop recording. Cabrera serves as the chair of the Westchester-Putnam Working Families Party.

The video then shows the crowd cheering “Let her stay,” as police pick Feiner up out of her chair and carry her out of the room. Throughout the whole video, Lawler is being booed by the crowd for dodging his constituents' questions.

Source: salon.com