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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Stephanie Cruz

Air Force Major Arrested at Capitol Over Trump Impeachment Call Detained Again: Now 'Ordered Into Pretrial Confinement'

Major Jason Watson speaks at the Removal Coalition news conference on July 1, 2026, before climbing the House steps. He was on leave from a NATO posting in Poland. (Credit: X/ @DisavowTrump20)

Air Force Major Jason Watson has been ordered into pretrial confinement. It is the second time he has been detained since he called for President Donald Trump's impeachment on the steps of the US Capitol in July.

An Air Force spokesperson said Watson was 'ordered into pretrial confinement' on 18 August, on probable cause that his misconduct had continued. He is held at a county facility in Maryland on a military hold, has not been charged, and the case remains under investigation.

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