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Multiple Arrests Made During Voting Rights Protest in Washington

Scores of protesters lined up to be arrested outside the Hart Senate Office building in Washington DC on Monday, August 2, as they demanded an end to the filibuster along with passing of voting rights and minimum wage legislation.

This footage shared by Twitter user @MakeLeninade shows a crowd chanting “Thank you, we love you” to protesters who included Rev Jesse Jackson and Rev William Barber II who were willingly arrested by Capitol Police.

According to reports from demonstrators, officers set up a table to conduct mobile processing for the overwhelming number of arrests being made. Credit: @MakeLeninade via Storyful