A man who was pardoned by President Trump after storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
New York State Police say Christopher Moynihan was arrested after they were advised by the FBI that he had made “threats to kill a member of Congress.” Court documents show his arrest came after he allegedly texted that he planned to kill Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House.
Court records show that on or about October 17, Moynihan allegedly sent texts in which he threatened Jeffries’ life, writing, “I will kill him for the future.”
“Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live,” one message reads, according to the criminal complaint. “Even if I am hated he must be eliminated,” reads another.
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