Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Jeffries - POLITICO

Christopher Moynihan, who was among a small group of Jan. 6 rioters convicted for breaching the Senate floor and rifling through senators' desks, was arrested by New York State Police after a "thorough investigation," which authorities say began with an anonymous tip to the FBI. 

Court records reflect that the FBI's tipster told the bureau that on Oct. 17, Moynihan "made statements regarding the assassination of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries" and that he planned to carry out the attack "in a few days," while the Democratic House leader was in New York. The person told the FBI that Moynihan described the motivation for the plot as "the future" and voiced concern that the man given clemency by Trump had been abusing drugs and expressing increasing "homicidal ideations."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/21/jan-6-rioter-charged-hakeem-jeffries-00616481


 

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