US EditionPardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Accused of Threatening US Democratic Leader Jeffries
- On October 19, Christopher Moynihan, 34, pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, was arrested and faces a felony charge of making a terroristic threat after threatening Hakeem Jeffries.
- His role in the Jan. 6 attack included entering the Senate floor, and Moynihan was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 21 months in 2023.
- Court filings show the threatening texts read Friday and Saturday, placing Jeffries in reasonable fear as Moynihan wrote `Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live.`
- New York State Police arrested Moynihan in Clinton and he was remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center with bail set between $10,000 cash and $80,000 partially secured bond.
- The case marks the first pardoned rioter charged with threatening a member of Congress, CBS News reports prosecutors and critics link it to a fast-growing wave of threats.
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Pardoned Jan 6 Trump Supporter Arrested in New York for Death Threat on Leader Hakeem Jeffries
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC. I cannot allow this terrorist to live,” a man named Christopher Moynihan allegedly wrote in text messages regarding House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries according to law enforcement authorities in Dutchess County, New York.
After taking office this year, U.S. President Trump pardons many of his supporters involved in the Capitol storm. One of those released at the time now calls a democratic politician a "terrorist" and wants to "eliminate it".
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested After Threatening to Kill Hakeem Jeffries, Authorities Say
A New York man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested over the weekend and accused of threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.Christopher Moynihan, 34, had said on Friday that “in a few days, he would kill Congressman Jeffries in New York City for ‘the future,’” according to court records. He was charged with one felony count of making a terroristic threa…
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