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Sen. Dianne Feinstein leaves hospital after ‘minor fall’

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) departs a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C.    (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
By Erin B. Logan Los Angeles Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after suffering a “minor fall” in her San Francisco home, her office confirmed.

Feinstein’s spokesperson Adam Russell said the hospitalization was a “precaution” and that she returned home after “all of her scans were clear.”

Feinstein, 90, has faced scrutiny over her mental capacity.

Last month, she tried to deliver a speech during a roll call vote of the Senate Appropriations Committee. She was interrupted by an aide. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the chair of the committee, told her to “just say, ‘Aye.’”