US EditionPardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged with Threatening to Kill Jeffries
Christopher Moynihan, pardoned for Jan. 6 Capitol crimes, faces a felony for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in text messages before a New York City speech.
- Christopher Moynihan, a pardoned rioter from the January 6 Capitol attack, was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a text message.
- Moynihan reportedly stated, 'Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC, I cannot allow this terrorist to live,' according to court documents.
- Jeffries expressed gratitude to law enforcement for the arrest, highlighting concerns over pardoned rioters committing new crimes since their release.
- Moynihan faces a felony count of making a terroristic threat and is the first pardoned January 6 defendant accused of targeting a member of Congress since his release.
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Mike Johnson Slammed After Downplaying Arrest Of Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Plotted To Kill Hakeen Jeffries
House Speaker Mike Johnson was criticized after he deflected to call out Democrats and downlayed the arrest of Christopher Moynihan, a January 6 rioter who was pardoned earlier this year by President Donald Trump, over his threat to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.New York State Police arrested the 34-year-old Moynihan after being alerted by the FBI that he had allegedly made threats to kill a member of Congress. According to court do…
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter charged with threatening Hakeem Jeffries
An upstate New York man pardoned by President Donald Trump after taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City.
Christopher Moynihan, pardoned by Trump after the Capitol attack, is in custody for threatening to kill leading Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.
Man accused of threat to kill Democratic leader
WASHINGTON — A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump's mass pardons was arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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