Capitol Police arrest 73 on day two of Kavanaugh hearings

Sixty-six people were removed from the room where the hearing was held and were charged with disorderly conduct, police said in a statement.

Another individual was arrested in the atrium of the Senate office building where the hearing took place. Police said the individual was charged with resisting arrest and "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding." Six others were similarly charged after being removed from a different Senate office building for "unlawful demonstration activities."

Meet the protesters interrupting Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing

The protests began almost immediately after Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, gaveled the hearing into session Wednesday morning.

Demonstrators had been frequently disrupting the Senate Judiciary Committee public hearings all week. Capitol Police said they arrested 70 by the end of the first day of hearings on Kavanaugh on Tuesday.

CNN's Elizabeth Landers contributed to this report.

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