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Published 18:09 IST, May 7th 2020

US: Sound of a toilet flush heard during Supreme Court's live broadcast

In an awkward yet hilarious incident, sound of a flush was heard during the live audio streaming of a hearing in the US' supreme court.

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In an awkward yet hilarious incident, the sound of a flush was heard during the live audio streaming of a hearing in the US' supreme court. The incident occurred when the case pertaining to robocalls were being heard. Events took a hilarious turn after the sound of a flush was heard while a lawyer was presenting his side.

The audio clip soon made its way to the social media and was shared by Jeremy Art from C-Span who later clarified that the sound wasn’t made by the lawyer presenting his argument-Roman Martinez, Attorney for American Association of Political Consultants Inc. The clip has captured everybody's attention and received 668.2k vies as of now.

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It has also left netizens curious about the incident. While many asked for the historic clip to be preserved, many others were left speculating about the actual person who used the flush. 

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18:09 IST, May 7th 2020