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A House Democrat outspoken astir his disdain for erstwhile President Donald Trump and desire to spot him look criminal prosecution is giving his ain legally troubled related a pass.
Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., a Philadelphia-area congressman who boldly declared successful Jan. 2021 that "Donald Trump belongs successful prison," has avoided calling for his younger brother, Democratic authorities Rep. Kevin Boyle, to besides look criminal prosecution contempt a warrant being issued for his apprehension and a drunken tirade astatine a section bar that was caught connected video.
"In nan days pursuing nan unprecedented onslaught connected nan U.S. Capitol connected January 6th, I was 1 of nan first members of Congress to publically telephone for Donald Trump to beryllium criminally held responsible. It is reassuring to spot that now, astatine agelong last, justness is being served. This sends a clear connection that nobody, not moreover nan erstwhile President of nan United States, is supra nan law," nan congressman's agency said successful a connection connected Trump's Washington, D.C. indictment past August.
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From near to right: Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., erstwhile President Donald Trump and Democrat Pennsylvania authorities Rep. Kevin Doyle. (Getty Images/Office of nan Governor of Pennsylvania)
The statement noted nan congressman's 2021 societal media posts calling for Trump's arrest, which utilized nan hashtag "#ArrestTrump."
In September 2021, a fewer months aft making those posts, nan younger Boyle was arrested for harassment and violating a protection from maltreatment bid his estranged woman had revenge against him. And earlier this year, he was caught connected video astatine Gaul & Malt House, a Philadelphia-area bar, berating nan unit and threatening to usage his position of powerfulness to adjacent down nan constitution successful retaliation for being kicked out.
It's unclear what prompted his drunken tirade, but barroom unit could beryllium heard successful nan video stating that Boyle started nan altercation.
"Do you cognize who nan f--k I am?" he asked astatine 1 constituent successful nan video arsenic unit yelled astatine him to leave. "I'll adjacent your f-----g bar. This barroom is done. Do you cognize who nan f--k I am? This barroom is done tomorrow."
Kevin Boyle yet near nan barroom and faced nary charges related to nan altercation, but he was subsequently removed by nan Pennsylvania authorities House from his committee chairmanship and barred from entering nan Capitol building because of it. Since then, he has been incapable to formed votes, and different members person had to ballot connected his behalf by measurement of proxy.
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The Pennsylvania Capitol building successful Harrisburg, Penn. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
For weeks, Kevin Boyle's territory offices person remained closed, pinch constituent services disposable by assignment only. Even his Democratic colleagues successful nan House recognized his diminution — respective leaders supported a procedural move that would person paved nan measurement for his expulsion from nan body. They submitted a connection for a norm alteration aimed astatine removing members who were "incapacitated," thereby ensuring owed process and maintaining nan integrity of nan legislature.
Additionally, an apprehension warrant was issued for him earlier this period for again violating his wife's PFA.
Following nan apprehension warrant being issued, Brendan Boyle released a connection saying his relative has a "very superior intelligence wellness condition," and that it had been "a nightmare for our family."
"Like immoderate family who has a beloved personnel pinch a superior wellness issue, we are doing nan champion we tin to thief him get better," Boyle said, stating that his relative initially made a afloat betterment aft he first knowledgeable symptoms of nan unnamed information successful 2021, but had again been showing symptoms successful caller months.
The congressman didn't opportunity whether his relative should look prosecution, nor did he opportunity he should measurement down from his domiciled arsenic a authorities typical contempt his attribution of nan latter's ineligible struggles to a intelligence wellness rumor aliases his inability to afloat correspond his constituents successful personification astatine nan Capitol.
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news convention successful Philadelphia, connected Jan. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday that his agency was withdrawing Kevin Boyle's apprehension warrant — a time earlier voters formed ballots successful his superior title against different Democratic force — citing "previously unavailable information" coming to ray "regarding nan Protection from Abuse order."
When reached for comment, Krasner's agency told Fox News Digital, "While location whitethorn aliases whitethorn not beryllium a ground for different charges, location is nary longer probable origin for usurpation of a protective order. This remains an ongoing investigation, and we person nary further remark astatine this time."
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Voters yet didn't springiness Kevin Boyle a pass, arsenic he mislaid nan superior to his Democratic force connected Wednesday. There has been nary denotation he will not service retired nan remainder of his term.
Fox News Digital has reached retired to some Boyles' offices for remark for purposes of this story.
Brandon Gillespie is an subordinate editor astatine Fox News. Follow him connected X astatine @BGillespieAL.
